pops of red on Ralph Lauren's New York Fashion Week runway

Ralph Lauren sent his fall 2011 collection down the New York Fashion Week runway earlier today and it featured sleek black gowns, column silhouettes, pops of red and tiny handbags. The Ralph Lauren handbag collection included small clutches and tiny mini-bags which either blended into the background of the garments or popped in a tiny, yet bold red color.

The clutches on Ralph Lauren’s runway were tiny and barely popped out from the sides of the models hands. Tiny little evening clutches and semi-formal clutches could be seen in exotic skins as well as smooth leather. The clutches were shown in both black and red.
Ralph Lauren also created mini-bags with a shoulder strap that allowed the body of the mini bag to hit at the models hip bones. The mini-bags were also tiny and barely larger than the hands of the models. Mini bags could be seen on the runway in black and red exotic or smooth leather. The shoulder straps were done in gold chain.

The tiny handbags, and pops of red on Ralph Lauren’s New York Fashion Week runway, signaled two strong trends for fall 2011; red handbags and the return of the small handbag.