In an interesting twist of events Ralph Lauren grows tired of the heritage and comes out with these middle eastern inspired looks. Forget polo, lets go camel back riding. I don't think that anyone in the audience could have predicted this from Ralph. Ralph Lauren is a classic American line that produces classic American looks for both men and women but these looks are so far from the heritage of RL that if you just showed me this collection and asked me to guess I would never guess Ralph. There was an interesting mix in the use of fabrics like: a shaffon scarf, a satin shirt and pant and silk head wraps. He really pushed himself to the limit to create this collection and I believe that it will benefit him in the long run. This is what a runway show is all about, the drama of the show and the shock value of the clothes. Ralph brought those elements and more to this show and he deserves every good write up and critic that he is going to get about this collection. This is just another piece of evidence that world affairs not only affect the consumer but the designer as well. That is an issue that goes as far back as when Gabrielle Chanel started designing clothes for women in 1924.
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