Spring ahead with a preview of the best of fashion's elegant, opulent upcoming season. L ike a slice of frilly sunshine in the midst of frigid winter ice, the unveil- ing of designer resort wear collections by the hottest newcomers and coolest grands couturiers alike is anticipated from coast to fashionable coast. From the regal yet romantic creations of Naeem Khan — whose father and grandfather both designed clothes for royalty to Etro's reinterpreta- in Khan's native India tion of the dazzling paisley prints that made the designer a splash in the 19806,Tiatinum offers a sneak peek at the 2007 ResortVear and Spring lines. Courtesy of Saks Fifth Avenue at the Somerset Collection in Troy, these are five pages of luscious confections that are sure to wake us from our winter-ear}` reverie WHITE HOT Yuliya wears Etro's blue paisley V-neck top with ruched waist ($470) and ivory cotton pant ($410); Jimmy Choo gold evening high-heel sandal ($494 — ,724-MraM ■11, M7 , STYLED BY CHERYL HALL LINDSAY AND SHARON EISENSHTADT I PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANGIE BAAN 11111 • JANUARY 2007 • 1 9