Ralph Lauren

@Fashion, Birthday and Childhood

Ralph Lauren is a famous American fashion designer and businessman

Oct 14, 1939

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Biography

Personal Details

  • Birthday: October 14, 1939
  • Nationality: American
  • Famous: College Dropouts, Philanthropists, Fashion, Fashion Designers
  • Spouses: Ricky Anne Loew-Beer
  • Known as: Ralph Lifshitz
  • Childrens: Andrew Lauren, David Lauren, Dylan Lauren
  • Universities:
    • DeWitt Clinton High School
    • John Jay College

Ralph Lauren born at

The Bronx

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Birth Place

He married Ricky Anne Loew-Beer on December 20, 1964, in New York City. They have three children; Andrew Lauren, David Lauren and Dylan Lauren.

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Personal Life

He was diagnosed with non-threatening brain tumor and underwent surgery to remove the brain tumor, in 1987.

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Personal Life

Ralph Lifshitz was born on October 14, 1939 to Jewish immigrants, Fraydl and Frank Lifshitz in Bronx, New York.

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Childhood & Early Life

He studied at the Baruch College and then at the MTA, but eventually graduated from the DeWitt Clinton High School, in 1957.

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Childhood & Early Life

At the age of 16, he changed his name to Ralph Lauren, because other children would make fun of his last name. When he was still in school, he would sell neck-ties to his classmates.

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Childhood & Early Life

He studied business at Baruch College, but dropped out from the college after two years. From 1962 to 1964, he briefly served in the United States Army, following which he worked with the Brooks Brothers as a sales assistant.

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Childhood & Early Life

In 1966, he became extremely inspired to create his own versions of European-styled neckties, but the company he was working for, brushed it off as an unrealistic project.

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Childhood & Early Life

In 1967, he took a $50,000 loan from a clothing manufacturer, Norman Hilton and opened a necktie store under the label ‘Polo’. He obtained the rights to use the emblem ‘Polo’ from Brooks Brothers.

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Career

In 1971, he expanded his small business and opened a Polo boutique in the pricey, Rodeo Drive, in Beverly Hills.

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Career

In 1972, he released his trademark short-sleeve shirt with the Polo logo and also unveiled his first Ralph Lauren collection for women. He gained even more recognition after he designed a whole clothing line for the movies, ‘The Great Gatsby’ and ‘Annie Hall’.

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Career

In 1984, he established his first flagship store, ‘Polo Ralph Lauren’ by converting the Rhinelander Mansion into his store.

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Career

In 1997, Ralph Lauren Corporation became a public company and floated on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ‘RL’.

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Career

Ralph Lauren’s genius, among many other qualities of any businessman, made him the creator, designer and the head of a multi-billion dollar company. He also became the first fashion designer to have his own flagship store in the United States and became the first designer to sell the ideal ‘lifestyle’ image of complexity, class and taste, through his multifarious lines of clothing, accessories and home furnishings.

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Major Works