Ralph Lauren was born Ralph
Lifshitz, on October 14, 1939 in the Bronx, NY. He studied at the City
College of New York and served in the United States Army from 1962-1964.
After his military stint, he married Ricky Low-Beer and they had three
children: Andrew, David and Dylan.
In 1967, he created his famous
English tweedy look under the Polo label. In 1968, he became founder,
designer and chairman of Polo Fashions New York. He rose to world fame
when he designed the men's costume for The Great Gatsby, the 1974 film
version of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel starring Robert Redford.
Being costume designer for The
Great Gatsby turned out to be very fitting for Ralph Lauren. F. Scott
Fitzgerald's novel proved to be timeless that 75 years after it was
published, people are still fascinated by it. And like the novel, Ralph
Lauren's designs are also timeless, that season after season, we find
ourselves looking forward to it. He has constructed, deconstructed and
reconstructed his own designs. Ralph Lauren was the first one to sell
"lifestyle." It was not just a dress or a blazer or a pair of pants.
It was the whole look! When Ralph Lauren designs a collection, he thinks
of every thing that goes with it. Hence today, we have Ralph Lauren
clothes, Ralph Lauren Home, Ralph Lauren scents & perfumes, even
Ralph Lauren paint! Ralph Lauren is the designer of our lives!
