New York
USA
Address
650 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
USA
FMD-ID
BR274
Phone
+1 212 318 7000 Fax +1 212 318 7180

About

founded by

Ralph Lauren

belongs to

Ralph Lauren

about

Polo Ralph Lauren specializes in high-end casual/semi-formal wear for men and women, as well as accessories, fragrance, and housewares.

The brand was launched in 1967 when Ralph Lauren, born Ralph Lifschitz, got a $50,000 loan. Prior to starting Ralph Lauren, he worked for Brooks Brothers. In 1968 he started a line of men's ties. By 1969 he had a boutique store within the Manhattan department store Bloomingdale's. In 1971, Polo Ralph Lauren launched its first women's collection and his first standalone store in Beverly Hills, California. Ten years later, in 1981, the brand went global with its first international store on London's New Bond Street. The Polo Sport line was introduced in 1993.

The brand now produces clothing, accessories, fragrances, furniture, operates the restaurant RL in Chicago, and sponsors a Harlem cancer center in association with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. The flagship store is located in the former Rhinelander Mansion on Madison Avenue in New York City.

Other flagship stores are located in Chicago, East Hampton, London, Miami, Milan, Palm Beach, and Tokyo.

Ralph Lauren is one of the largest fashion designer/retailers in the United States, with sales almost reaching four billion dollars per year.

The Look

Ralph Lauren gives preppy style an air of sophisticated cool with distressed fabrics, breezy elegance and vibrant hues.
One of the most famous pieces in the Polo line is the classic polo short-sleeved knit shirt featuring the now-iconic Polo player on the left breast of the shirt. This shirt in particular became a fashion must-have in the 1980s with the preppy set. Other Polo classics include the cashmere cableknit sweater, chinos and the oxford cloth button-down shirt.
Polo Ralph Lauren romances the preppy heritage of American menswear, creating what will be a major touchstone for the company in the years to come. The Polo mesh shirts—along with the oxford button-down shirts, chinos, tweed jackets, denim and chambray shirts—develop iconic status as the embodiment of the Polo lifestyle.

Who Wears It

Angelina Jolie, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jennifer Lopez,

Perfumes

1978 Lauren (W)
1978 Polo (M)
1978 Tuxedo (W)
1979 Chaps (for men)
1980 Chaps Musk (M)
1985 Monogram (M)
1990 Safari(W)
1991 Polo Crest(M)
1992 Lauren Moist Perfume Mist
1992 Safari for men
1994 Polo Sport
1995 Polo Sport Extreme
1996 Polo Sport Women
1998 Romance (W)
1999 Romance for men
2000 Ralph (W)
2001 Glamourous(W)
2002 Glamourous(M)
2002 Polo Blue (M)
2003 Glamourous Daylight (W)
2003 Ralph Lauren Blue (W)
2003 Ralph Lauren Silver (M)
2003 Romance Tender Notes (M)
2003 Romance Sparkling Mist (W))
2003 Purple Label (M)
2004 Ralph Cool (W)
2004 Lauren Style (W)
2004 Polo Black (M)
2004 Pure Turquoise (W)
2005 Polo Blue (W)
2005 Pure Turqouise (W)
2005 Romance Silver (M)
2006 Polo Double Black (M)
2006 Ralph Hot (W)
2006 Ralph Rocks (W)
2007 Ralph Wild (W)
2007 Polo Explorer (M)
2008 Notorious (W)
2008 Romance Be Mine (W)
2008 Romance eau Fraiche (W)

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