Information On Ralph Lauren

Ralph Lauren was born Ralph Lifshitz on October 14 1939 in the Bronx, NY. Ralph Lauren studied at the City College of New York and served in the United States Army from 1962-1964.

"The first image-maker", according to New York magazine Ralph Lauren is one of the fashion industry's biggest hitters. However Ralph Lauren studied business science and served his time in the army before breaking into fashion.

Ralph Lauren empire was founded in 1967 after Ralph Lauren opened his first ever tie shop with no formal design training. Next came menswear and in 1971 Ralph Lauren introduced his women's label. The chic, preppy look of his designer collections is now complemented by the whole gamut of sportswear, casualwear and home furnishings as well as perfumes

Ralph Lauren fashion empire which floated on the US stockmarket in 1997 now includes such brands as Polo Ralph Lauren, Polo Sport and the Ralph Lauren Collection. In 1999 the silver-haired designer broke into the "entertainment" business too, with a walk-on part on TV sitcom Friends. Ralph Lauren followed this up at the beginning of the new millennium by signing a landmark 30-year deal with NBC and two NBC affiliates to sell his designer "lifestyle" on the Internet, on TV and in print. "We dont only sell clothes," Ralph Lauren said at the time, "we are selling a dream and a vision."