Nicole Miller applied a light touch to her first-ever resort collection, which took inspiration from the forties and the seventies without becoming too theme-y. Shirtdresses, high-waisted shorts, and khakis topped with jaunty fedoras were …

Has Nicole Miller gone over to the geek squad? The designer"s last two shows took cues from the sci-fi cult film Gattaca, and her latest Resort collection was inspired by refracted light (a middle school science fair staple, if memory serv…