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Very Ralph

There was a certain point, in the very early days, where Ralph almost lostthe whole...

There was a certain point, in the very early days, where Ralph almost lost
the whole business

Full Transcript

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There was a certain point,
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in the very early days,
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where Ralph almost lost the whole business.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:01
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.
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.
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.