Lauren attended day school followed by the Manhattan Talmudical Academy, before eventually graduating from DeWitt Clinton High School in 1957. [18] He attended Baruch College of the City University of New York (CUNY), where he studied business, although he dropped out after two years. [19]

Hillary Clinton Awards Ralph Lauren for Helping the 200-Year-Old Star-Spangled Banner See Another 200 Years". Smithsonian Magazine. June 17, 2014. Archived from the original on June 22, 2014 . Retrieved November 16, 2016. In April 1987, Ralph Lauren underwent surgery to remove a benign brain tumor and made a full recovery. [45] Dylan Lauren Introduces Twins Cooper Blue and Kingsley Rainbow". PEOPLE.com . Retrieved October 3, 2018.

The Great Gatsby". RalphLauren.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2016 . Retrieved October 24, 2016. The first Ralph Lauren fragrances, produced by Warner-Lauren, Ltd. were launched at Bloomingdale's in March 1978. Lauren, a fragrance for women, on March 12 and Polo, cologne for men, on March 26. This was the first time that a designer had introduced two fragrances – one for men and one for women – simultaneously. The company entered the European market, and went international in 1981 with the opening of the first freestanding store for an American designer on New Bond Street in the West End of London, England. [ citation needed] Later 20th century [ edit ] A Polo Ralph Lauren store on the Magnificent Mile in Chicago Ralph Lauren opened his first flagship in the Rhinelander mansion, on Madison Avenue and 72nd Street in New York City in 1986. Lauren re-created the building's original opulence with a young design consultant named Naomi Leff, with whom he had previously worked on Ralph Lauren Home. [28] The Polo Sport line was introduced in 1992 followed by over ten additional lines and acquired brands, including Ralph Lauren Purple Label in 1995 and Lauren Ralph Lauren in 1996. [ citation needed]

The Clio Image Awards". Haute Headline. May 13, 2014. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016 . Retrieved November 16, 2016. A jury of men's fashion editors select Lauren to receive the Coty Award for the highest creativity of the year in men's fashion design. [67] Trachtenberg, Jeffrey A. Ralph Lauren: The Man behind the Mystique. Little, Brown and Company New York 1981. The Company's "The Dog Walk Campaign" wins the Clio Image Award in the category for Partnerships and Sponsorships, while the Omotesando RRL Store in Tokyo, Japan, wins for the category of Architectural Design. [91]New York Times report on Ralph Lauren's brain tumor surgery". The New York Times. April 16, 1987 . Retrieved May 1, 2011. Steinhauer, Jennifer (June 21, 2000). "Cancer Center to Be Establishes in Harlem". The New York Times . Retrieved October 3, 2016. Lauren owns a 17,000-acre cattle ranch in Ridgway, Colorado, [46] and a 17,000 sq foot manor built in 1919 in Bedford, New York. [47] Automobile collection [ edit ] Ralph Lauren with his Porsche GT3 RS (2010)