# Caged Clutch Collections The Fleet Ilya SS12 Line is Minimalist and Risque By Meghan Young | Published 2012-04-23 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fleet-ilya-ss12 References: [design-milk](http://design-milk.com/fleet-ilya-ss12/) & [fleetilya](http://www.fleetilya.com/) While caging a purse could be a good idea to deter pickpockets from steeling valuables, the Fleet Ilya SS12 collection features this design for more of an aesthetic purpose. Like a risque harness for bags, these leather cages add an edgy element to otherwise [minimalist designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plik-1). The London-based design brand, which was founded by Ilya Fleet and Resha Sharma, is known for its bondage-type pieces. Nevertheless, instead of being solely influenced by such restraining sexual appetites, the [bags, visors and corsets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zhilyova) are inspired by Russian-born Ilya Fleet's training in saddle making. The Fleet Ilya SS12 collection is comprised of the Racer Back Visor, [Harnessed Clutch](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/makeup-clutch), Harnessed Bag and Half Web Corset in a black and cream palette. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.4/10 - Popularity: 44% | Activity: 51% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Hip Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/hipfashion) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Bondage-inspired Fashion Accessories:** Designing leather cages and harnesses as an edgy, minimalist aesthetic for bags and other fashion accessories. There are disruptively innovative opportunities in a new product line of sustainable and eco-friendly alternative leather materials to rival the traditional leather use in these designs. - **Minimalist Accessories with a Risqué Twist:** Incorporating a daring, fashion-forward design aesthetic into traditionally minimalist designs, such as the clutch and visor. A disruptive innovation opportunity in smart wearable technology embedded into minimalist designs. - **Design Inspirations From Unconventional Sources:** Drawing design inspiration from unconventional sources such as saddle-making, bondage clothing and other novel sources, to produce edgy, fashion-forward designs. There are opportunities in upcycling products to create unique, environmentally friendly products with an edge. ### Where This Applies - **Fashion and Apparel:** Designing edgy, fashion-forward accessories for both men and women featuring the bondage-inspired minimalist aesthetic seen in Fleet Ilya's SS12 collection. There are innovative opportunities in sustainability and high-tech wearable technology. - **Leather Production:** Creating durable, fashionable products like the leather cages and harnesses seen in Fleet Ilya's SS12 collection. There are sustainably innovative opportunities in upcycling or using alternative eco-friendly materials to traditional leather production such as sustainable textiles made from food waste and other innovative techniques. - **Luxury Goods and Accessories:** Using unconventional sources of inspiration such as saddle making and bondage clothing to create trend-setting accessories like Fleet Ilya's SS12 collection. There are opportunities in embedding smart tech into accessories or offering novel customization and personalization offerings to differentiate the product line. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Architecture-Inspired Handbag Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/furla-debuts.md) - [Hedgehog-replicating Hand Clutches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hedgehog-clutch.md) - [Desert-Inspired Fashion Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rudsak-ss25-collection.md) - [Elevated Lifestyle Shoulder Bags](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uniqlo-c.md) - [Luxury Crossbody Bags](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-fyra-bag.md) - [Traditional Iconography Bags](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ophidian-mini-bag-collection.md) - [Liberating Lingerie Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zhilyova.md) - [Avant-Garde Handbag Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hanifa.md) - [Canary-Inspired Fashion Clutches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/canary-clutch.md)