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Very Ralph

But because his narrative has been so rootedin this very WASP-y look, there's been this...

But because his narrative has been so rooted
in this very WASP-y look, there's been this sense that everyone in that world
has also looked very WASP-y, And that hasn't really been the case

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But because his narrative
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has been so rooted in this very WASP-y look,
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there's been this sense that
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everyone in that world has also looked very WASP-y,
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And that hasn't really been the case.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
01:23:06
Uploaded
Jun 07, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Pentimento Productions,HBO Documentary Films,HBO,Air Mail Documentaries

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Movie Summary

A documentary about the origin and the upgrowth of the fashion label Ralph Lauren.
It was a little cold outside. - Very Ralph 00:04
It was a little cold outside.
And then, you're not gonna catch me without my Polo drawers on. - Very Ralph 00:04
And then, you're not gonna catch me without my Polo dra...
These guys brought this really rich, interesting - Very Ralph 00:08
These guys brought this really rich, interesting
We took their style, and we've made it our own. - Very Ralph 00:04
We took their style, and we've made it our own.
The Lo Lifes were formed in 1988 in Brooklyn. - Very Ralph 00:06
The Lo Lifes were formed in 1988 in Brooklyn.
Not too many people say "Polo." - Very Ralph 00:08
Not too many people say "Polo."
And the fashion of graffiti, - Very Ralph 00:05
And the fashion of graffiti,
And Polo became an obsession for us. - Very Ralph 00:05
And Polo became an obsession for us.
They look like mannequins from the store, - Very Ralph 00:06
They look like mannequins from the store,
These guys were wearing like $400 jackets, - Very Ralph 00:06
These guys were wearing like $400 jackets,
Like everybody else, - Very Ralph 00:04
Like everybody else,
But a lot of people felt the clothes weren't made - Very Ralph 00:05
But a lot of people felt the clothes weren't made
♪ We don't have to buy shit, take what I want ♪ - Very Ralph 00:15
♪ We don't have to buy shit, take what I want ♪
Down the leg, down the back, - Very Ralph 00:05
Down the leg, down the back,
And when we would come back to our neighborhoods - Very Ralph 00:06
And when we would come back to our neighborhoods
Because it was so regal. It was so royal. It was... - Very Ralph 00:05
Because it was so regal. It was so royal. It was...
♪ Polo Legend like Manolo went over the limit ♪ - Very Ralph 00:14
♪ Polo Legend like Manolo went over the limit ♪
We're gonna turn it on its head a little bit, - Very Ralph 00:08
We're gonna turn it on its head a little bit,
This was our way of seeing America - Very Ralph 00:06
This was our way of seeing America
Beyond the glamour of fashion, - Very Ralph 00:10
Beyond the glamour of fashion,