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Q&A: Stella McCartney, Designer of Great Britain’s Uniforms
Expectations soared when British fashion designer and Adidas collaborator Stella McCartney was tapped as the creative director for Team GB’s Olympic uniforms –...
U.S. Olympics Uniforms Were Made in China, and Harry Reid Is Mad
Ralph Lauren publicized its designs for the U.S. Olympic team’s opening ceremonies yesterday. They feature smart berets, neckties, and double-breasted blazers in...
Olympic Uniform Hypocrisy: Reid and Pelosi’s Clothes Are Made In China Too
Maybe it’s a lingering Independence Day hangover, but it seems that everyone in America has jumped on the patriotic bandwagon over the United States Olympics...
No. 8 Shopping: The Rich And The Rest
High-end retailers such as Ralph Lauren and Tiffany used to be pretty good indicators of where the economy was headed: when people make more luxury purchases,...
Will Fashion's Biggest Names Kiss the Runway Goodbye?
Soon you may not have to be an A-list celeb, department-store buyer or magazine editor to get a front-row seat at a fashion show. As the luxury and fashion...
Watch Out, Switzerland
Here comes Ralph. From tuxedos to wall paints, the Polo Ralph Lauren universe had everything but the perfect watch. Now it has three: Slim Classique (above), an...
The New Sartorialists
In the late 1960s, Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren, two outsiders from the Bronx who dreamed of making it big in the fashion industry, started their companies...
Point-and-Shoot Shopping.
The humble bar code is getting hip. And with it, a luxury brand hopes to usher in a revolution in U.S. retailing. Later this month, in a campaign pegged to...
Fashion Week Review: Safe and Comforting
The first outfit to appear on the runway at Ralph Lauren's fall, 2008 show last week — a plain, gray cashmere tank dress — told the whole story of New York...
Saturday in the Park with Ralph Lauren
It's been a year of major fashion anniversaries, what with Valentino celebrating 45 years in business last summer in Rome, and the house of Dior feting their...
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America: Conquerer of the Global Menswear Market
There hasn't been a designer or a company that addresses the whole lifestyle of American men since Giorgio Armani and Ralph Lauren. New, exciting designers like...
