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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.

Ralph Lauren

News & Analysis

The Missoni Matriarchs

Colin McDowell meets the mother and daughter team who, after 60 years creating their iconic zig-zag fabrics, are keeping the family business spinning into the 21st century.

News & Analysis

The Missoni Matriarchs

Colin McDowell meets the mother and daughter team who, after 60 years creating their iconic zig-zag fabrics, are keeping the family business spinning into the 21st century.


Financial Markets

Gap Profit Forecast Trails Some Estimates Amid Turnaround Effort

Gap Inc. forecast profit this year that trailed some analysts’ estimates as the company tries to revive sales.

Financial Markets

Gap Profit Forecast Trails Some Estimates Amid Turnaround Effort

Gap Inc. forecast profit this year that trailed some analysts’ estimates as the company tries to revive sales.


Fashion Week

Richer in Monochrome

A Gothic highschool Cinderella with echoes of The Addams Family, Beetlejuice and all those little trading figurines Tim Burton created. 

Fashion Week

Richer in Monochrome

A Gothic highschool Cinderella with echoes of The Addams Family, Beetlejuice and all those little trading figurines Tim Burton created. 


Fashion Week

Old England Meeting New Mexico

A parade of classic Lauren-isms: fifty shades of beige cashmere in everything from twinsets to topcoats.

Fashion Week

Old England Meeting New Mexico

A parade of classic Lauren-isms: fifty shades of beige cashmere in everything from twinsets to topcoats.


Fashion Week

Marc, Calvin and Ralph Close NYFW

On the last day of NYFW, you could get a sense of where American fashion has been, where it is now, and where it might — or would like — to be going.

Fashion Week

Marc, Calvin and Ralph Close NYFW

On the last day of NYFW, you could get a sense of where American fashion has been, where it is now, and where it might — or would like — to be going.


Fashion Week

One of the Weirdest Fashion Weeks

The wide range of formats and approaches on display in New York seemed to underscore the underlying uncertainty of an industry in flux.

Fashion Week

One of the Weirdest Fashion Weeks

The wide range of formats and approaches on display in New York seemed to underscore the underlying uncertainty of an industry in flux.


Financial Markets

The Growth Conundrum

As key global markets continue to cool, business growth in the luxury sector will be hard won in 2016. But, here are three levers that fashion’s luxury megabrands can employ to drive growth.

Financial Markets

The Growth Conundrum

As key global markets continue to cool, business growth in the luxury sector will be hard won in 2016. But, here are three levers that fashion’s luxury megabrands can employ to drive growth.


Technology

The Digital Iceberg

Fashion brands are adapting their marketing strategies for a digital reality that goes far deeper than online sales.

Technology

The Digital Iceberg

Fashion brands are adapting their marketing strategies for a digital reality that goes far deeper than online sales.


News & Analysis

Chinese Tourists Boost Japanese Mall Sales to Record

Chinese tourists buying million-yen watches and luxury brands helped boost sales at Japanese premium outlet malls owned by Mitsubishi Estate Co. to a record last year, as a weaker currency led to a surge in bargain-hunting visitors.

News & Analysis

Chinese Tourists Boost Japanese Mall Sales to Record

Chinese tourists buying million-yen watches and luxury brands helped boost sales at Japanese premium outlet malls owned by Mitsubishi Estate Co. to a record last year, as a weaker currency led to a surge in bargain-hunting visitors.