[jeffc]

Gee! And I thought Ralph Lauren designed clothes that would sell. People tend to buy clothes that they would like to be seen in - so that they (hopefully) will look good to everyone else.
Mr. Reddy needs some therapy!

[Mamzelle]

re: Gee! And I thought Ralph Lauren designed clothes that would sell.)))

Lauren is a Jew with a highly romanticized yen for the old New England aristocratic/athletic set. Not a bad romance to have. That's where all the riding boots and jackets come from. I still buy a few casuals from the Lauren line. Every year there's a soft and beautifully tailored chambray shirt I have to have, no matter how many I already have.

I remember being a very poor young woman who longed for one of Lauren's Fair Isle sweaters...they were $400 a pop, and that's not adjusted for inflation.

[.44 Special]

Something is wrong with a lot of the blacks that i know. Most of them really like Ralph Lauren clothes. We even trade information on where they are on sale.

When they are on sale they are really good value - by the way we are still talking about preppy style.

It may be due to the fact that most of the blacks I know aren’t gangbangers.

I’ll bet Brooks Brothers and Gant are really depressed about this.