For the company, see Polo Ralph Lauren.
Ralph Lauren (b. October 14, 1939) is an American fashion designer and business executive; best-known for his Polo Ralph Lauren clothing brand.

Early life

Ralph Lauren was born as Ralph Rueben Lifshitz in The Bronx, New York to Ashkenazi Jewish immigrants from BelarusRalph Lauren returns to his Russian roots: Fraydl (Kotlar) and Frank Lifshitz, a house painter.Gross (2004), p. 28
From a young age he started working after school to earn money to buy suits.

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