RalphLauren’sdesignsvividlyembodytheAmericanDream,andhehasrisentobecomeoneoftheworld’sforemostfashiondesigners.HisgeniusliesinhisinnateskillforinterpretingkeyculturalelementsofAmericana—whetherfromfolkartorthepreppyworldofHamptons’socialitesorNavajomotifs—andencapsulatingtheminappealinggarments.AlsoanaturalfitwithHollywood,hehasdesignedcostumesforfilmssuchasTheGreatGatsby(1974)andAnnieHallandcreatedcountlesslooksforstarsontheredcarpet.Fromhisubiquitous,equestrian-taggedPoloshirtstohisAmerican-country-clubtakeonupper-classEnglishness,hisskillinmakingaspirationaccessibleissecondtonone.VogueonRalphLaurenisavolumefromtheseriescreatedbytheeditorsofBritishVogue,featuring20,000wordsoforiginalbiographyandhistoryandstuddedwithmorethan80imagesfromtheiruniquearchiveofphotostakenbyleadingphotographersincludingBruceWeber,PatrickDemarchelier,andMarioTestino.