Stories
CULTURE
Summer 2026
A Thread of American Heritage
In Gee’s Bend, Alabama, American ingenuity takes shape in quilts and the hands that make them.
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.
“WHAT I STAND FOR IS TIMELESSNESS—CLOTHES THAT ARE FOREVER.”
Past Stories
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?
Fall 2025
Let Us Now Praise Famous Barns
They dot the landscape, soar above us with stoic majesty, whizz by on the road too fast, and have been a favorite backdrop for a Polo photoshoot since the beginning. Here’s to the timeless wonders of honesty and hard work, charm and rustic character, that remind us who we are.
Fall 2025
Writers of the Plains
Five writers who turned the Western from pulp fiction into modern epics of tragedy and romance.
Fall 2025
Where I Feel Free
It was a dream that started in the heart and led to a ranch in Colorado.