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Very Ralph

Why I wanted the white tie, maybe I saw it in old moviesand they looked great

Why I wanted the white tie, maybe I saw it in old movies
and they looked great

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Why I wanted the white tie,
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maybe I saw it in old movies and they looked great.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:43
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.
♪ It's just like ♪ - Very Ralph 00:11
♪ It's just like ♪
♪ Still I've gotta find you ♪ - Very Ralph 00:06
♪ Still I've gotta find you ♪
♪ I'm gonna count ♪ - Very Ralph 00:09
♪ I'm gonna count ♪
My mom would sit there with a cousin of hers. - Very Ralph 00:04
My mom would sit there with a cousin of hers.
And they'd sew the labels into the neck wear. - Very Ralph 00:04
And they'd sew the labels into the neck wear.
And my dad helped Ralph make swatch cards. - Very Ralph 00:04
And my dad helped Ralph make swatch cards.
And, uh, it was kind of like everybody pitching in. - Very Ralph 00:05
And, uh, it was kind of like everybody pitching in.
The office, really, was the tiniest little thing - Very Ralph 00:06
The office, really, was the tiniest little thing
And all he had was a drawer. And in the drawer, - Very Ralph 00:07
And all he had was a drawer. And in the drawer,
I called the brand "Polo" - Very Ralph 00:06
I called the brand "Polo"
And, you know, I... I thought, well, "I couldn't call it baseball, - Very Ralph 00:10
And, you know, I... I thought, well, "I couldn't c...
Not thinking about any of it, - Very Ralph 00:05
Not thinking about any of it,
I think they're gonna like it." - Very Ralph 00:05
I think they're gonna like it."
'Cause every store at that time - Very Ralph 00:06
'Cause every store at that time
Who the new resource is, what's happening. - Very Ralph 00:05
Who the new resource is, what's happening.
The buyer looked at the tie and said, "Ralph, it's too wide. - Very Ralph 00:04
The buyer looked at the tie and said, "Ralph, it's...
We want to have our store brand." - Very Ralph 00:14
We want to have our store brand."
I don't know what gave me the guts to say no. - Very Ralph 00:04
I don't know what gave me the guts to say no.
Not selling to a major store - Very Ralph 00:08
Not selling to a major store
Right then and there, - Very Ralph 00:08
Right then and there,