You know it’s an Akris collection when masterpieces of modern art or architecture are reproduced on sleek, minimal tailoring. Creative director Albert Kriemler is a collector and connoisseur, and he enjoys elevating his understated clothes by reproducing paintings and photographs on them. For Resort, he switched up his approach somewhat, and worked with his own studio to create the abstract artistic collages seen on a cagoule, among other pieces. The lip motif embroidered on an A-line midi skirt was also designed in-house. “Resort designs are really all about joie de vivre in our busy times,” Kriemler said. “The symbol for this to me are the lips—they smile and they kiss. And who does not want to invite love and joy in their lives?”
In keeping with this feeling, Kriemler gave this collection a sportier-than-usual mien. Akris is known as a tailoring resource for high-powered executive women with a minimal streak. This time around, he zeroed in on their off-hours. “This collection is probably the most playful I have done so far. I wanted to create a complete weekend wardrobe that fulfills every desire from departure to return, in fabrics that are airy and cozy, but also sleek and special,” he said. Why change tacks? It probably has to do with the way the market is going; athleisure has invaded every moment of our lives, low to high. But the Akris woman is not a leggings-wearing kind of person. Kriemler’s travel clothes are fine-ribbed cashmere in lush neutrals soft enough to make you look forward to an overnight flight. Of course, he didn’t shirk the signature Akris tailoring entirely. His slim-line suits looked fresh with white logo trainers.
