Ralph Lauren Polo Sport Shirts

Ralph Lauren has been outfitting men in the best clothes for four decades. The signature polo shirt is one of the best sport shirts combining the best color combinations and style while maintaining quality through the toughest of sports.   Sports is a way for many people to increase their mastery of physical fitness on the playing field and in the environment.  Athletes can have the confidence that Polo’s are durable, made of quality material that can be worn in the game and stand up to the roughest of treatment and enviroments.  Comfortable, yet stylish these shirts are made of woven cotton mesh that maintain through numerous washes and wear.  Polo’s are designed with a longer in back than in front, so the shirt stays tucked in while you play, as well as includes taping inside the shirt, across the shoulders and along the neckline which provides the athlete reinforcement in the high-stress areas.    Polo’s also have a knit-rib collar and cuffs that are built to resist the waviness that washings cause many other lower quality sports shirts.  Many lesser quality shirts break down after repeated washings compared to Polo’s. Your polo will last through the most intense games and a lifetime of washings and still will look hot on and off the field. (Read More....)

Ralph Laurens NEW Beaux-Arts Store: 888 Madison & 72 Street

The biggest news this week is the new Ralph Lauren 22,000-square-foot boutique which opened on 888 Madison Avenue at 72nd street. The new store is located across the street from the famous Rhinelander mansion, which is exclusively focused on men’s clothing, while the new location is chiefly Home and women and features Laurens first domestic Watch & Jewelry Salon. The new store will offer the Ralph Lauren Collection, Women’s Black Label, Blue Label, Double RL, RLX Ralph Lauren and Home merchandise, along with fine jewelry, made-to-measure women’s suits and sleepwear. His new store complements the Rhinelander mansion, and gives precedence to the Ralph Lauren label in New York.   The history behind the new boutique is that the original building was built and owned by Ruth Brown, a widow who hired McKim, Mead & White in 1893 to design a house at the southwest corner of Madison Avenue at 72nd Street. After it’s completion in 1894, Brown never moved into the mansion, as odd as that is. In 1895 it was sold to Alva Vanderbilt, who recently divorced from William K. Vanderbilt II, which then was purchased by Ralph Lauren for his store in 1986, and later torn down to make way for the new boutique which just opened. (Read More....)

Ralph Lauren Gift Ideas For The 2010 Holidays

Are you looking for some Ralph Lauren gift ideas for the 2010 holidays?  If so, then you definitely came to the right place.  This year, there is a wider selection of great Ralph Lauren clothing available than ever before.  If you want your man or woman to look classy and elegant, then Ralph Lauren is always a good choice.  In addition, Ralph Lauren clothing makes a really great gift for teens and young adults too.  You don’t really want to get your loved ones gifts from the local Wal-Mart, do you?  When you see your loved ones wearing your gifts a year from now, don’t you want to feel really good about them?  Well, choose something from the Ralph Lauren collection and you will definitely feel proud of your gift not only now but in the future as well. (Read More....)

Ralph Lauren Discount Clothing For Father's Day 2010

If you have not gotten your father a gift for Father’s Day 2010 yet, you might want to consider getting him something from Ralph Lauren. Clothing from Ralph Lauren will stay in style for years and years. In fact, I still have a piece from the Polo collection that I purchased over 20 years ago that is still in my closet. The truth is that elegant men love Ralph Lauren and just about any father would love to open a gift from Ralph Lauren on Father’s Day. Even if your gift is a bit late, the fact that it is from Ralph Lauren could be enough for your father to forget your tardiness. (Read More....)

About Ralph Lauren

scan0041scan0003I managed to get a hold of a copy of Town & Country’s October 07 Special Issue featuring the designer Ralph Lauren.  The article talks about his early life as a boy and how he didn’t come from a well-to-do home, but rather a middle class upbringing.  He was the youngest of 4, and commented that he always seemed to get the hand me downs, but as he got older he earned his own money and bought what he wanted.  In 1971 he started designing clothing for women inspired by his wife Ricky.  When the couple started dating, they loved to shop together, as he tells about a time when he ventured into a riding apparel store with Ricky and bought her a boy’s tweed hacking jacket which fit her beautifully.  From that moment he was inspired to design clothes for women.  (Read More....)