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Very Ralph

He grew up wanting to be likethe stars on the silver screen He loved the style, the... he...

He grew up wanting to be like
the stars on the silver screen He loved the style, the... he had heroes

Full Transcript

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He grew up wanting to be like the stars on the silver screen
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He loved the style,
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the... he had heroes.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:41
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.
He wanted to be bigger and better than where he came from. - Very Ralph 00:05
He wanted to be bigger and better than where he came from.
I think he has aspirations to not only dress the part, - Very Ralph 00:12
I think he has aspirations to not only dress the part,
Movies had a great impact on me, - Very Ralph 00:09
Movies had a great impact on me,
The idealization of the WASP-y American dream - Very Ralph 00:10
The idealization of the WASP-y American dream
And Ralph Lauren's work is very much about class. - Very Ralph 00:05
And Ralph Lauren's work is very much about class.
Like Hollywood, - Very Ralph 00:07
Like Hollywood,
I was always inspired by '30s or '40s movies. - Very Ralph 00:05
I was always inspired by '30s or '40s movies.
Movies made somewhere around the Depression. - Very Ralph 00:04
Movies made somewhere around the Depression.
They always reminded me of happy, - Very Ralph 00:06
They always reminded me of happy,
Could go to the movies for 10 cents, - Very Ralph 00:18
Could go to the movies for 10 cents,
This fantasy of the glamour of a beautiful penthouse, - Very Ralph 00:11
This fantasy of the glamour of a beautiful penthouse,
In the Ralph Lauren version of that, - Very Ralph 00:07
In the Ralph Lauren version of that,
Nobody's throwing a martini glass and smashing it. - Very Ralph 00:05
Nobody's throwing a martini glass and smashing it.
Ralph Lauren has always understood - Very Ralph 00:08
Ralph Lauren has always understood
They don't really want the world to be full of edge, - Very Ralph 00:07
They don't really want the world to be full of edge,
The brand is there to make you smile. - Very Ralph 00:04
The brand is there to make you smile.
And to make you feel like, you're, you're dressing the part. - Very Ralph 00:06
And to make you feel like, you're, you're dressing...
Ralph Lauren is not interested in stirring the pot. - Very Ralph 00:05
Ralph Lauren is not interested in stirring the pot.
He's not interested in the nitty-gritty. - Very Ralph 00:04
He's not interested in the nitty-gritty.
In another era, he would have been - Very Ralph 00:05
In another era, he would have been