In typical Ralph Lauren, one can’t help but drink the Kool-Aid. It’s just plain too good. It seems every season Ralph delivers his best collection ever–and Spring 2011, you guessed it, was no different. He certainly has a lot to celebrate–a new men’s flagship and a new women’s-only mansion just unveiled–but perhaps in refuge from the city life he sought the confines of his RRL ranch out west for inspiration. This was the cowgirl at her finest. Ralph’s no stranger to prairie romance, having practically written the dictionary definition; for spring that meant plenty of fringed leathers, whipstitched jackets and flared pants, all done in a very Ralph palette of bone, ivory, and tawny brown suede. But what would a country romp be without a cameo in the city? That’s where lacy Victorian blouses, paired with tailored pants and linen cuffed shorts, came together timelessly. Together with crocheted dresses, which looked fabulous paired with a number of stellar jackets, Ralph once again proved his rock-solid worth, puffed sleeves and all.
