Nice article! I can finally say I know someone famous =)
I've never been a big fan of Ralph Lauren product. My friends and I have deemed that there exist two different types of RL dressers: The "ghetto" RL wearers (read flagrant yellow puffy coat covering excessively oversized knit signature Polo American Flag sweater with the super-huge jeans) and the "preppy" RL wearers (envision pale blue Oxfords, pleated khakis and loafers).
There was never anything they sold that just jumped out and screamed *Carrie* In fact, I feel like RL appeals more to male fashion, and women's wear is just a secondary offering because we happen to get stuck shopping there with our guys. Maybe I'll get a Rugby in my neighborhood and be pleasantly surprised by the offering!?!?
Ralph Lauren does favor menswear in his collections, to be surre. The women's sections are getting better, but it's more of an afterthought, like you were saying.
I've had good luck with RL stuff. I kind of straddle the line between the two types of dudes you see wearing the stuff. I'm pretty classic, with just enough hip-hop to keep it interesting. They're good transitional pieces for me, and the fit is great on the big and tall stuff they sell.
So, what styles and brands scream *Carrie*? Just curious.
RL kids. well duh....beautiful. My two experiences with said were when I was broke, broke and broke and doing jury duty and found a RL sweater (holy sh*t, so well made) for a rich neighbor whom I owed a baby gift, big-time at the Nordstrom Rack downtown. It was hella cheap and all-purpose (gender unknown, matchable), so I attempted to stash it. Alas, some snotty rich suburbanite snags it for a male coworker who had been begrudgingly assigned 'baby shower duty' during his lunch hour.
The only other RL time of note was when I found myself observing the perilous markdown of an unwanted RL onesy, an angora affair whose original price of $400 was spelunking beneath the $75 mark, a classic Bon Marche clearance maneuver...
Needless to say, my interest in the RL line has been limited, albeit vicariously, to their children's line (didn't they do the american flag sweater?) I'm going to presume that brand loyalty may have shifted to the parent set, because highly preppy RL doesn't matter so much when you're 30+, but those infant clothes constitute the ultimate (microscopic) window of of model-beatific opportunity..............
Plus the magazine photo spreads are so insane.........
Their kids stuff is insane. I don't know if I could put that much into something the kid would grow out of in a couple weeks or months, but Ralph's the only designer doing that for kids, and well, I might add.
They get the parents because every doting parent wants to match his outfit up with the kids. We were poor back in the day, so we did it with Fox shirts from JCPenney, but the inspiration comes from a handful of sources, starting from RL on down.
That's so cool. I have some friends in Richmond that shop heavily at the thrift stores there, and they look remarkably well turned-out because they know what to look for.
This article’s on the new Rugby by Ralph Lauren store in Charlottesville. Came out pretty nice.
Very Interesting.
ReplyDeleteIt was pretty fresh and modern, if a bit pricey.
ReplyDeleteI think if anyone can capture that market from A&F and American eagle, Ralph Lauren could.
You're a very gifted writer...have you submitted anything to magazines for publication yet?
ReplyDeleteI've considered it. The newspaper isn't real consistent about when my articles are run, so another freelance gig or two wouldn't hurt things.
ReplyDeleteNice article! I can finally say I know someone famous =)
ReplyDeleteI've never been a big fan of Ralph Lauren product. My friends and I have deemed that there exist two different types of RL dressers: The "ghetto" RL wearers (read flagrant yellow puffy coat covering excessively oversized knit signature Polo American Flag sweater with the super-huge jeans) and the "preppy" RL wearers (envision pale blue Oxfords, pleated khakis and loafers).
There was never anything they sold that just jumped out and screamed *Carrie* In fact, I feel like RL appeals more to male fashion, and women's wear is just a secondary offering because we happen to get stuck shopping there with our guys. Maybe I'll get a Rugby in my neighborhood and be pleasantly surprised by the offering!?!?
~Carrie =)
Ralph Lauren does favor menswear in his collections, to be surre. The women's sections are getting better, but it's more of an afterthought, like you were saying.
ReplyDeleteI've had good luck with RL stuff. I kind of straddle the line between the two types of dudes you see wearing the stuff. I'm pretty classic, with just enough hip-hop to keep it interesting. They're good transitional pieces for me, and the fit is great on the big and tall stuff they sell.
So, what styles and brands scream *Carrie*? Just curious.
RL kids. well duh....beautiful. My two experiences with said were when I was broke, broke and broke and doing jury duty and found a RL sweater (holy sh*t, so well made) for a rich neighbor whom I owed a baby gift, big-time at the Nordstrom Rack downtown. It was hella cheap and all-purpose (gender unknown, matchable), so I attempted to stash it. Alas, some snotty rich suburbanite snags it for a male coworker who had been begrudgingly assigned 'baby shower duty' during his lunch hour.
ReplyDeleteThe only other RL time of note was when I found myself observing the perilous markdown of an unwanted RL onesy, an angora affair whose original price of $400 was spelunking beneath the $75 mark, a classic Bon Marche clearance maneuver...
Needless to say, my interest in the RL line has been limited, albeit vicariously, to their children's line (didn't they do the american flag sweater?) I'm going to presume that brand loyalty may have shifted to the parent set, because highly preppy RL doesn't matter so much when you're 30+, but those infant clothes constitute the ultimate (microscopic) window of of model-beatific opportunity..............
Plus the magazine photo spreads are so insane.........
Their kids stuff is insane. I don't know if I could put that much into something the kid would grow out of in a couple weeks or months, but Ralph's the only designer doing that for kids, and well, I might add.
ReplyDeleteThey get the parents because every doting parent wants to match his outfit up with the kids. We were poor back in the day, so we did it with Fox shirts from JCPenney, but the inspiration comes from a handful of sources, starting from RL on down.
Oh how many wonderful things I have found that were name brand cast offs, looking brand new for just a few dollars at a thrift store LOL
ReplyDeleteThat's so cool. I have some friends in Richmond that shop heavily at the thrift stores there, and they look remarkably well turned-out because they know what to look for.
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