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Ralph Lauren Was born
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Name Change
When Ralph was 16, his older brother Terry changed their last name to Lauren from Lifshitz because Raplh was being Teased of the name because it had the word "shit" in it. -
Ralph Graduated
Ralph lauren graduated from Dewitt clinton, High school. -
Went on to College
Ralph Lauren atteneded Burach college, he only went there for 2 years and he studied business. -
USA Army
From 1962 to 1964 he served in the United States Army -
Married
On December 24, 1964 he married a women named Ricky Anne Low-Beer in New York city. Later on they had 3 children named Dylan, David and Andrew. -
Polo
In 1967 he opened a necktie store where he sold ties from his own design under the name of polo. -
COTY Award
In 1970 Ralph Lauren won the COTY Award for his mens clothing line. close to that he released a line of women suits. that waswhen the first Polo amblem was seen. -
Polo Shirt
Ralph Lauren released the first short sleeve mesh Polo shirt. the shirt came out in 24 colors and became a classic. -
Flag Store.
In 1984, He turned the Rhinelander Mansion an old home of the photographer Edgar de Evia, Robert Denning. to the flagship store for Polo Ralph Lauren. -
Brain Tumor
In 1987, Ralph was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor. In April 1987 he got surgery to remove the tumor and made a full recovery. -
RL symbol
On June 11 in 1997 Polo Ralph Lauren turned into a public company, traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol RL. -
Boutiques
when it reached 2007 Ralph Lauren had more than 35 boutiques in the United States and there were 23 places that carried Ralph Lauren Purple Label. -
Apology
In 2009 Ralph Lauren apologise for making a photograph of model Filippa Hamilton look thinner -
173rd Richest Person
September 2011, Ralph's wealth was at $11.9 billion that made him the 173rd richest person in the world.
