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Ralph Lauren

Ralph Lauren is an American fashion brand, founded by the designer Ralph Lauren in 1967 in New York. The company produces apparel, accessories, footwear and home collections, with lines including Polo Ralph Lauren and Ralph Lauren Purple Label.

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Technology

Why IGTV Is Still a Question Mark for Luxury Brands

Four months after launch, Instagram's latest feature is living in the shadow of its highly successful predecessor Instagram Stories.

Technology

Why IGTV Is Still a Question Mark for Luxury Brands

Four months after launch, Instagram's latest feature is living in the shadow of its highly successful predecessor Instagram Stories.


News & Analysis

Instagram Killed the Fashion Magazine. What Happens Now?

The photo- and video-sharing app has replaced print magazines as the primary way people discover fashion, becoming the foundation on which the industry has built everything from new labels to a $1.6 billion influencer economy. But change is coming.

News & Analysis

Instagram Killed the Fashion Magazine. What Happens Now?

The photo- and video-sharing app has replaced print magazines as the primary way people discover fashion, becoming the foundation on which the industry has built everything from new labels to a $1.6 billion influencer economy. But change is coming.


Financial Markets

Why Kering Is Buying Back Its Shares

The French luxury conglomerate plans to buy back up to 1 percent of its share capital over a 12-month period.

Financial Markets

Why Kering Is Buying Back Its Shares

The French luxury conglomerate plans to buy back up to 1 percent of its share capital over a 12-month period.


News & Analysis

Palace Breaks Silence on Polo Ralph Lauren Collaboration

The tie-up is a milestone for the skater-inflected London label and the American preppie-western giant, which has never done a streetwear collaboration and is trying to attract millennials.

News & Analysis

Palace Breaks Silence on Polo Ralph Lauren Collaboration

The tie-up is a milestone for the skater-inflected London label and the American preppie-western giant, which has never done a streetwear collaboration and is trying to attract millennials.


News & Analysis

Why Fashion’s Anti-Fur Movement Is Winning

Brands from Gucci to Michael Kors and DVF have recently stopped using fur, calculating that the goodwill generated with younger customers, and a reprieve from social media-amplified protests by animal-rights activists, is worth a few million dollars in lost sales.

News & Analysis

Why Fashion’s Anti-Fur Movement Is Winning

Brands from Gucci to Michael Kors and DVF have recently stopped using fur, calculating that the goodwill generated with younger customers, and a reprieve from social media-amplified protests by animal-rights activists, is worth a few million dollars in lost sales.


Beauty

Sephora Takes on Beautycon

This week, everyone will be talking about Sephora's first beauty convention, a potential Sears bankruptcy and runway shows in Shanghai, Seoul and Tokyo. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

Beauty

Sephora Takes on Beautycon

This week, everyone will be talking about Sephora's first beauty convention, a potential Sears bankruptcy and runway shows in Shanghai, Seoul and Tokyo. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.


Technology

How to Tackle Fashion’s Tech Deficit? Hire the Right People

At a time when e-commerce and digital marketing are mere table stakes, fashion companies are locked in a race for innovation. The first challenge? Recruiting tech talent.

Technology

How to Tackle Fashion’s Tech Deficit? Hire the Right People

At a time when e-commerce and digital marketing are mere table stakes, fashion companies are locked in a race for innovation. The first challenge? Recruiting tech talent.


Workplace & Talent

Women Need Work Clothes. These Brands Want to Give Them More Options.

Despite the ‘casualisation’ of office culture, savvy players like MM.LaFleur and Rent the Runway are betting on the market for smart women's workwear.

Workplace & Talent

Women Need Work Clothes. These Brands Want to Give Them More Options.

Despite the ‘casualisation’ of office culture, savvy players like MM.LaFleur and Rent the Runway are betting on the market for smart women's workwear.


Technology

Why Brands Are Launching Secret Apps for Superfans

Brands from Adidas to Ralph Lauren are turning to under-the-radar apps to cultivate strong digital relationships with highly engaged fans and glean valuable insights into their preferences.

Technology

Why Brands Are Launching Secret Apps for Superfans

Brands from Adidas to Ralph Lauren are turning to under-the-radar apps to cultivate strong digital relationships with highly engaged fans and glean valuable insights into their preferences.


Fashion Week

Sonia Rykiel Takes to the Street

For its 50th anniversary, the brand embraced the lyricism of city life on a street named after the founding designer, showing signatures of the house successfully updated by Julie de Libran.

Fashion Week

Sonia Rykiel Takes to the Street

For its 50th anniversary, the brand embraced the lyricism of city life on a street named after the founding designer, showing signatures of the house successfully updated by Julie de Libran.