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Polo Ralph Lauren launches new intimates and sleepwear range

Polo Ralph Lauren has stepped into the intimates and sleepwear category for the first time with the launch of its own range. The collection consists of bras, underwear, t-shirts, tanks, pyjama sets, sleep shirts, briefs, bathrobes and kaftans. In a release, the brand said that the “timeless” line looks to combine comfort with style, offering...

17 Mar 2023

Fashion

Item of the week: the statement sneaker

What it is: While sneakers have never really fallen out of fashion since their incorporation into trend-led streetwear in the 1990s, they have adapted to become staples of modern fashion. And their inclusion on the runways for AW23 has taken this one step further, with many brands taking on the popular shoe style in eye-catching ways. This...

15 Mar 2023

Fashion

Item of the week: the denim maxi skirt

What it is: In line with the return of 90’s fashion, the denim midi skirt has made a resurgence, seeing it appear almost everywhere, from multiple runway collections to street style trends across all fashion capitals. A world away from the denim mini skirts that have defined recent years, the midi iteration ushers in a new era of comfortable...

22 Feb 2023

BusinessFeatured

Ralph Lauren reports earnings growth, revenues beat expectations

Ralph Lauren Corporation reported net income of 216 million dollars or earnings per diluted share of 3.20 dollars on a reported basis and 226 million dollars adjusted net income or 3.35 dollars on an adjusted basis for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 compared to 2.93 dollars on a reported basis and 2.94 dollars on an adjusted basis for the same...

9 Feb 2023

Fashion Featured

Ralph Lauren introduces cashmere recycling programme

Ralph Lauren has unveiled its first Cradle to Cradle Certified Gold cashmere sweater alongside the news it is launching a cashmere recycling programme in North America, the UK, and Europe. The cashmere sweater has been designed “to be worn, loved and live on responsibly for generations to come,” explains Ralph Lauren in the press release, and...

25 Jan 2023

Fashion

Ralph Lauren accused of appropriating Mexican Indigenous designs

The head of a Mexican cultural affairs commission and wife of the country's president on Thursday accused US fashion brand Ralph Lauren of plagiarizing Indigenous designs. "Hey Ralph: we already realized that you really like Mexican designs," Beatriz Gutierrez wrote on social media. "However, by copying these designs you're committing...

21 Oct 2022

BusinessFeatured

Ralph Lauren joins US Cotton Trust Protocol

Ralph Lauren has joined the US Cotton Trust Protocol as it looks to scale sustainable practices in US cotton production. The move is to support Ralph Lauren’s ‘Timeless by Design’ global citizenship and sustainability strategy to ensure that the company has a lasting, positive impact on the planet and the communities it serves across three...

10 Oct 2022

Fashion |In Pictures Featured

Ralph Lauren unveils uniforms for US Open

Ralph Lauren has unveiled its official on-court uniforms and a retail commemorative apparel and accessories collection for the US Open Tennis Championships taking place from August 29 to September 11 in New York. This marks Ralph Lauren’s 17th year as the official outfitter of the tennis tournament and the fashion brand will provide uniforms for...

16 Aug 2022

BusinessFeatured

Ralph Lauren Q1 revenue up 8 percent, beating estimates

Ralph Lauren beat revenue expectations in the first quarter of the year. The US fashion brand reported net revenue of 1.5 billion dollars, an increase of 8 percent compared to the previous year, or 13 percent on a constant currency basis. Breaking it down by geography, revenue in Ralph Lauren’s home market of North America was up 6 percent to...

9 Aug 2022

Business

Ralph Lauren sole fashion brand included in 2022 women’s advancement in workplace list

Ralph Lauren has been named as one of the 43 companies to make Parity’s 2022 list outlining the best companies for women to advance in. The premium fashion brand was among the likes of Airbnb, Best Buy, Pepsi and The Clorox Company for the platform’s third annual edition of the report. The ParityList, established in 2020, recognises...

9 Aug 2022

Fashion |In Pictures Featured

Polo Ralph Lauren unveils 2022 Wimbledon uniforms

Polo Ralph Lauren, which has been dressing Wimbledon’s on-court officials including chair umpires, line umpires, ball boys and girls for the past 17 years, has unveiled the 2022 uniforms. For this year’s tennis tournament, which runs from June 27 to July 10, Polo Ralph Lauren has combined the brand's heritage with modern fabrications and...

24 Jun 2022

BusinessFeatured

Cradle to cradle, investment and recycling: How Ralph Lauren wants to become more circular

Ralph Lauren wants to manufacture products in a more responsible and circular way, part of which includes a focus on the cradle to cradle certification the US fashion company is introducing for certain products. The first product to be certified with this more circular and responsible production standard will be a cashmere jumper, the company’s...

14 Jun 2022