Stories
CULTURE
Fall 2026
Introducing, PoloFest!
A first-ever, three-day global gathering devoted to culture, community, and collecting.
Fall 2026
Georgia on Lake George
Before Ghost Ranch, a young Georgia O’Keeffe ventured to a family cabin upstate, where early musings on beauty and confinement would lay the foundation for her relationship to nature.
Fall 2026
Rooted in Every Stitch
For designers Jocy and Trae Little Sky, TÓPA’s latest Artist in Residence collaboration invokes their ancestors’ ancient rituals, one bead at a time.
Fall 2026
Outside Time
A landscape and a way of living that continue to shape a rich vision of American style.
“WHAT I STAND FOR IS TIMELESSNESS—CLOTHES THAT ARE FOREVER.”
Past Stories
Fall 2026
Inside Out
They called it twig architecture, and when the likes of J.P. Morgan and the Vanderbilts built elaborate “tree houses” designed to put them in contact with the restorative powers of the Adirondack wilds, a uniquely American idea was born that brought the outside in, and the inside out.
Spring 2026
The Constancy of Pinstripes
A mother and daughter bond over baseball memories across the years.
Spring 2026
Special Delivery
To celebrate America’s 250th, the U.S. Postal Service invited Ralph Lauren to create a collection of commemorative stamps.
Spring 2026
New York’s Grandest Saloon
For more than 100 years, the Oyster Bar Saloon in New York City has been a quiet refuge for some of America’s greatest writers, as well as the advertising men who were the original Mad Men. Isn’t it time you bent your elbow there?
Spring 2026
The Most Stylish Sports Movie. Ever.
In The Thomas Crown Affair, Steve McQueen dresses to win.
Spring 2026
Field of Dreams
A famous Slim Aarons photograph that says a lot more than what appears.
Spring 2026
Love of the Game
The connection between a boyhood dream world inspired by the original giants of the New York sports scene and the athletic spirit of Polo.
Winter 2025
A Classic Cool Connection
One writer reflects on what he’s learned about dressing from the men of Milan, who mix tonality and a more somber color palette with subtle flashes of personal expression—a move long championed by Ralph Lauren himself.
Winter 2025
Scene Stealers
In 19th-century America, a band of iconoclastic painters found inspiration in the rugged wilderness north of New York City. The group became known as the Hudson River School, and the pioneering work they created inspired a special collection of rugged yet painterly novelty pieces.
Winter 2025
Melon Fever
For one writer, there’s nothing better than this half-century-old jewel box, which happened to make an appearance in one of this fall’s photoshoots for Polo.
Fall 2025
Letter Jacket
Introducing our new very limited-edition collection with the U.S. Postal Service, where heritage-inspired pieces honor America’s most enduring institution.
Fall 2025
A Look Back: 25 Years of Pink Pony
It started with Ralph’s own health scare—and led to iconic runway shows, groundbreaking new care centers, and a collaborative global initiative supporting cancer care around the world.
Fall 2025
Mile Markers
Once you see the West from the backseat of a station wagon you’ll never be the same again.
Fall 2025
Boot Camp
Cowboy boots are a worldwide symbol of freedom and adventure—and anyone can wear them. So, why was the author so conflicted?