Russian Constructivism was a movement that started in Russia at the end of WWI.
They wanted to start a new of art and leave behind what had already been done. Constructivist art was mostly geometric, abstracted, used collage, was experimental, and often used the color red (indicative of communism). "Many Constructivist worked on the design of posters for everything form film to political propaganda." Alexander Rodchenko and El Lissitzky were just two of the many artists that were associated with the Russian Constructivism movement.
As I browsed the Internet, I came across a couple images that were done this year in 2009. It seems fairly clear that Constructivist had much influence on these two designs. The first is the cover of the May 2009 issue of Russian Vogue.
The use of red and the use/placement of the typography are very similar to what you would have seen in the posters of the Constructivist. The second image is are the spring 2009 Saks Fifth Avenue bags, which also use red and seem to make a statement.
The geometric shapes and use font also give these bags a Constructivist look.
DH
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