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Very Ralph

When I was starting out, uh, the designer name was not, uh, appealing to men

When I was starting out, uh, the designer name was not, uh, appealing to men

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When I was starting out,
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uh, the designer name
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was not, uh, appealing to men.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:33
Uploaded
Jun 10, 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.
They were used to buying in certain companies, - Very Ralph 00:06
They were used to buying in certain companies,
And the tailor was for the man. - Very Ralph 00:04
And the tailor was for the man.
Yeah. I know, I know. - Very Ralph 00:04
Yeah. I know, I know.
What Ralph did was took some of the great classics, - Very Ralph 00:08
What Ralph did was took some of the great classics,
Bob, if you wanna take off your hat when you're taking it off, - Very Ralph 00:05
Bob, if you wanna take off your hat when you're taking ...
And Buffy Birrittella - Very Ralph 00:10
And Buffy Birrittella
The attention to detail, - Very Ralph 00:13
The attention to detail,
So, when you go out there, - Very Ralph 00:04
So, when you go out there,
Walk back and forth across the T, - Very Ralph 00:05
Walk back and forth across the T,
One of the things he was trying to do was to meld - Very Ralph 00:12
One of the things he was trying to do was to meld
But it was the spirit of the clothes, - Very Ralph 00:10
But it was the spirit of the clothes,
I knew I had to work for him. - Very Ralph 00:05
I knew I had to work for him.
He had a real sense about who he was, - Very Ralph 00:06
He had a real sense about who he was,
Some would characterize it as cockiness, - Very Ralph 00:08
Some would characterize it as cockiness,
He just had a real belief - Very Ralph 00:07
He just had a real belief
Ralph came to me and said, "I need a shop." - Very Ralph 00:15
Ralph came to me and said, "I need a shop."
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,