For a movie in which the stars spend so much time out of clothes, Zabriskie Point sure has inspired a lot of designers. Fiona Cibani called out the Antonioni film at her Ports 1961 show tonight. The photoprints of a desert sunset that appeared on a knit crewneck, a silk tee, and a deep-V pleated dress looked like a direct link with the movie, but otherwise the connections between the crisp shirting and A-line sundresses of this show and Antonioni s cult classic about America s 1960s counterculture weren t that clear. So be it. Those prints were out of character for Cibani, who usually plays it more minimal; they stood out even without the highbrow cinema reference. But what to make of the rest? There was a smart-looking one-button blazer, an effortless polo-collar dress, and a double-breasted khaki jacket cut with efficiency. Simpler was better; the box pleats and panel embroideries tended to muddle things. All in all, it was hard to pin down much that felt vital about this collection.
