Swimwear designer Amir Slama hearkened back to Tropicália, an art movement that swept his native Brazil in the late 1960s. Dispensing almost entirely with the frilly, romantic ensembles of last year’s spring collection, looks for spring 2008 included asymmetrical swimsuits with acrylic plates, metal, and beads woven into fabric and knitwear. An “army”-hued one-piece bathing suit was embellished with wood, twine, and tortoise shell. In a striking nod to Dadaist art, camel-colored suits were covered with cutouts resembling snarling, masked faces that appeared to jump out at the unsuspecting audience. Gone were the barely-there string bikinis, once a staple of the collection. Instead, he relied on retro shapes, such as high-waist briefs and cleavage-concealing half-moon bikini tops.