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Very Ralph

In the early '70s, before we started licensing, the company had overextended at the bank

In the early '70s, before we started licensing, the company had overextended at the bank

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In the early '70s,
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before we started licensing,
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the company had overextended at the bank.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:12
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.
The money going out was far extending - Very Ralph 00:06
The money going out was far extending
We couldn't even, I believe, make our payroll. - Very Ralph 00:05
We couldn't even, I believe, make our payroll.
I just remember, like, - Very Ralph 00:09
I just remember, like,
I was sweating, but it was cold. - Very Ralph 00:04
I was sweating, but it was cold.
I thought, the one person, - Very Ralph 00:09
I thought, the one person,
I got up in the morning; it was raining. - Very Ralph 00:04
I got up in the morning; it was raining.
And I don't know why, - Very Ralph 00:08
And I don't know why,
And I said to myself, - Very Ralph 00:20
And I said to myself,
Designer as a store, - Very Ralph 00:07
Designer as a store,
The only thing strange, we should have been there - Very Ralph 00:05
The only thing strange, we should have been there
One of the biggest flaws in so many fashion people - Very Ralph 00:08
One of the biggest flaws in so many fashion people
He clearly has an extraordinary business acumen, as well. - Very Ralph 00:04
He clearly has an extraordinary business acumen, as well.
He had a sixth sense - Very Ralph 00:06
He had a sixth sense
It sounds like a frivolous thing, and it's not important. - Very Ralph 00:05
It sounds like a frivolous thing, and it's not importan...
But I think it's important that people express who they are. - Very Ralph 00:06
But I think it's important that people express who they...
Fashion has to be desirable, and... - Very Ralph 00:05
Fashion has to be desirable, and...
Give somebody some kind of emotional reaction to it. - Very Ralph 00:05
Give somebody some kind of emotional reaction to it.
And, and Ralph sees that, and understands that, - Very Ralph 00:07
And, and Ralph sees that, and understands that,
He always looked at clothes in a cinematic way. - Very Ralph 00:05
He always looked at clothes in a cinematic way.
What images they conjured up. - Very Ralph 00:04
What images they conjured up.