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Ralph Lauren. By Angela Zarrabi Fashion 100. History of Ralph. He grew up in a J ewish family with a dad who painted houses Ralph would fashion himself with expensive suites when having an after-school job
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Ralph Lauren By Angela Zarrabi Fashion 100
History of Ralph • He grew up in a Jewish family with a dad who painted houses • Ralph would fashion himself with expensive suites when having an after-school job • Studied business at city college in Manhattan but dropped out short of getting his degree • Served in the U.S. Army from 1962-1964 • Worked for a tie manufacturer called A. Rivetz & Co. • Designed a famous white tie which spawned his first entrepreneurial career
His Style • A Preppy English tweed look • Later on pushed away the preppy look and replaced it with the Italian power suit • Designed his first woman’s wear and a home collection in the 80’s • First fashion designer to have his own store and first to sell the whole lifestyle image that consumers flock to worldwide • Sells a lifestyle image of sophistication, class, and taste that’s timeless.
His Success • His business sense is the ability to stand by his product at all costs and ability to prevail despite several business failures are what his a man whose net worth is $1 billion
Works Cited • http://www.infomat.com/whoswho/ralphlauren.html • http://www.style.com/fashionshows/complete/S2008RTW-RLAUREN/ • http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/F2008RTW-RLAUREN/ • http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/S2009RTW-RLAUREN • http://www.fashionising.com/pictures/s--Ralph-Lauren-AutumnFallWinter-20092010-Womens-Collection-2331-1.html • http://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/fashion-shows/ready-to-wear/ralph-lauren-fall09-rtw • http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/S2010RTW-RLAUREN • http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xcb44c_ralph-lauren-fall-2010-collection_lifestyle http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/F2010RTW-RLAUREN • http://www.elle.com/Runway/Ready-to-Wear/Spring-2011-RTW/RALPH-LAUREN/RALPH-LAUREN • http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/16/ralph-lauren-spring-2011_n_719395.html#s141081 • http://www.luxist.com/2011/02/17/ralph-lauren-fall-2011-collection-ny-fashion-week-with-video/ • http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/F2011RTW-RLAUREN