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Very Ralph

Ralph came to me and said,"I need a shop." And in his typical calm,understated way, he...

Ralph came to me and said,
"I need a shop." And in his typical calm,
understated way, he said, "Marvin, if I don't have a shop, uh, I can't sell
to you anymore." Um, we gave him a shop

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Ralph came to me and said, "I need a shop."
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And in his typical calm, understated way, he said,
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"Marvin, if I don't have a shop,
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uh, I can't sell to you anymore."
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Um, we gave him a shop.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:03
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.
And really planned one in the middle of our main floor. - Very Ralph 00:04
And really planned one in the middle of our main floor.
I mean, going into Bloomingdale's, - Very Ralph 00:17
I mean, going into Bloomingdale's,
He had front stage. Always had. - Very Ralph 00:04
He had front stage. Always had.
Bloomingdale's, Marvin Traub, particularly, - Very Ralph 00:06
Bloomingdale's, Marvin Traub, particularly,
And they said, "Keep going, Ralph. We want more." - Very Ralph 00:08
And they said, "Keep going, Ralph. We want more."
And I didn't have the right bankers at the time. - Very Ralph 00:04
And I didn't have the right bankers at the time.
There was a certain point, - Very Ralph 00:08
There was a certain point,
In the early '70s, - Very Ralph 00:12
In the early '70s,
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.