Ralph Lauren

Ralph Lauren

11 quotes

Biography

Ralph Lauren is an American fashion designer, philanthropist, and billionaire businessman, best known for founding the brand Ralph Lauren, a global multibillion-dollar enterprise. He stepped down as CEO of the company in September 2015 but remains executive chairman and chief creative officer.

"It's the kind of clothes that mothers and daughters can wear, in terms of concept... It's not about age. It's about taste, and it's about lifestyle. I believe women of all ages can wear anything."

Ralph Lauren

"I don't design clothes, I design dreams."

Ralph Lauren

"I don't design clothes, I design dreams."

Ralph Lauren

"People ask how can a Jewish kid from the Bronx do preppy clothes? Does it have to do with class and money? It has to do with dreams."

Ralph Lauren

"People ask how can a Jewish kid from the Bronx do preppy clothes? Does it have to do with class and money? It has to do with dreams."

Ralph Lauren

"It's the kind of clothes that mothers and daughters can wear, in terms of concept... It's not about age. It's about taste, and it's about lifestyle. I believe women of all ages can wear anything."

Ralph Lauren

"The clothes that I design and everything I've done is about life and how people live and how they want to live and how they dream they'll live. That's what I do."

Ralph Lauren

"I went to my boss, and I said, 'Look, I'd like to design these ties because I think they could be new.' He said, 'The world isn't ready for Ralph Lauren.' I never forgot that because... I thought that was a compliment."

Ralph Lauren

"I don't think women should look like costumes. I don't think they should look like fashion victims. I think these (clothes) are for women that want to look sexy. They want to look smart."

Ralph Lauren

"I went through the extremes of amazing notoriety and also the dreaded things that you never thought you'd have to live through. Not everything works the way you want it to, but if I sit back and think, 'Am I happy about this?' Yeah. I wouldn't have done anything any better."

Ralph Lauren

"I was very influenced by movies I was very influenced by a world that had a sense of dream."

Ralph Lauren