Resort hasn’t delivered many hard-and-fast trends this season, but designers have been embracing a simpler, more pared-back look. It isn’t quite “minimal,” but it’s refreshingly streamlined. That’s good news for Sportmax, a label that consistently churns out clean, sculptural separates. The designers didn’t veer too far from the signatures that have done well the past few seasons—see the stripe-y ribbed knits, buckle details, and shirtdresses—but there was a new softness in the rounded sleeves and deconstructed volumes. A striped cotton dress that zipped all the way up had slightly poufed sleeves and an easy fit.
As for the sienna color palette and spotty prints, Africa was a loose starting point. That theme has been tricky for designers in the past, but here it was mostly subtle; a camel and black “thumb” print could be read as leopard, and natural fabrics like linen and hemp lent a touch of rawness. More memorable were the coats, which nixed any overt references; a rust-color suede trench and a top-stitched cream coat were particularly good, but good outerwear is par for the course chez Sportmax.