With just about 40 newcomers, such as Prabal Gurung and Joseph Altuzarra who joined the established Cruise veterans (Zac Posen, Oscar de la Renta), the number of designers presenting Resort collections this year topped out at nearly 200.  Here’s a look of the most dominant themes of the in-between season.

Themes:

Color Red : 1. Marc by Marc Jacobs,  2. Valentino, 3. J. Mendel
Lace : 4. Alexander McQueen, 5. Lanvin, 6. BCBG MaxAzria
A Touch of Yellow : 7. Thakoon, 8. Stella McCartney, 9. Emilio Pucci
Scuba Style : 10. Peter Pilotto, 11. Alexander Wang, 12. Alexander McQueen