Ralph Lauren

The American icon and designer Ralph Lauren founded an unparalleled lifestyle business that offers current fashion, furniture, and decoration to fragrances, games, and pet clothing. Behind the brand is Ralph Lifshitz, a son of Russian immigrants. Even during his school years, Lauren had a keen sense of fashion and design. He sold wide ties out of a drawer in a showroom at the Empire State Building and turned the profits into fine custom suits. After graduating from school, Lifshitz changed his name to Lauren. He began college, served in the Army (1962), married (1964), and started a family of three children. The professional career began in 1967 with a small loan from a fashion house, which he used to finance a line of ties under the name "Polo". A complete men's collection followed and, from 1970, a collection for women. Ralph Lauren significantly increased his designer fashion, received orders from Hollywood, and created classics such as the trademark polo shirt. The label's fashion is categorized into a large number of men's and women's lines, the "Purple Label", the "Polo Sport Collection" and "Double RL" are in demand. However, the typical Ralph Lauren design can be extended beyond clothing as desired. Bed linen, towels, pillows, and blankets make a lavish Ralph Lauren world possible, as do glasses, cutlery, candles, room designs, and even restaurants in Chicago, Paris, London, and New York.