Stories
CULTURE
Spring 2026
Special Delivery
To celebrate America’s 250th, the U.S. Postal Service invited Ralph Lauren to create a collection of commemorative stamps.
Spring 2026
New York’s Grandest Saloon
For more than 100 years, the Oyster Bar Saloon in New York City has been a quiet refuge for some of America’s greatest writers, as well as the advertising men who were the original Mad Men. Isn’t it time you bent your elbow there?
Spring 2026
The Most Stylish Sports Movie. Ever.
In The Thomas Crown Affair, Steve McQueen dresses to win.
Spring 2026
Field of Dreams
A famous Slim Aarons photograph that says a lot more than what appears.
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Past Stories
Fall 2023
Choice Cut
We’re not big on cultural roundups, so we decided to see if we could create one that looks at the creative pleasures of the moment—movies, books, series, music—with a decidedly Polo sensibility
Fall 2023
Speed Painters
The greatest of Grand Prix posters achieve the unimaginable feat of freezing a race car in motion. Through the decades, few artists have done it better than these, and though prices for their work are on the rise, it’s still a buyer’s market
Winter 2023
Glowing Up
When it comes to blurring the line between art and illumination, three artists and designers are lighting the way
Winter 2022
Once Upon a Time in the West
How a generation of artists and museums are blazing a new trail of American cowboy art
Summer 2022
Come Rain Or Shine
Jerry Lauren’s unmatched collection of American folk art—including a series of historic weather vanes—has long served as a point of inspiration for Polo designs
Summer 2021
The Art of the Craft:Lauren Dillon
How a family plaster workshop in South Carolina is keeping a historic tradition alive, one swipe of the trowel at a time
Summer 2021
The Art of the Craft: Tiffanie Turner
In the studio with a San Francisco–based artist transforming crepe paper into one-of-a-kind floral masterpieces
Summer 2021
An Even Keel
A serendipitous gift led Trent Preszler to embrace an unexpected craft—making one-of-a-kind wooden canoes by hand
Summer 2021
Come Together
In a time of unprecedented need, FEED founder Lauren Bush Lauren brings sustainability to the forefront in a second Polo capsule collaboration
Summer 2021
Artist in Residence: David Puck
The Progress Pride Flag serves as the inspiration for artist David Puck’s captivating 360-degree murals for Ralph Lauren at Brooklyn’s Domino Park
Summer 2021
Artist in Residence: Ashton Attzs
In celebration of Pride Month, Artist Ashton Attzs creates a signature colorful mural for Ralph Lauren in London’s Notting Hill
Summer 2021
Write of Way
Artist Rajiv Surendra’s passion for calligraphy celebrates the joy and beauty of a forgotten craft
Spring 2021
Escape Artists
At a time when we’re all eager for an imaginative respite, three artists offer a creative escape rooted in their unique brands of fantasy
Winter 2021
American Dreamers
To celebrate Black History Month, we salute seven cultural icons whose actions and legacy inspire us to dream
Fall 2020
Home on the Ranch
In a small Texas town, an award-winning restaurateur and his wife pay homage to the American West with a one-of-a-kind collection
Fall 2020
A Fine Art
Inspired by old-world masters, painter Jansson Stegner creates mysterious, magical portraits in a subversive style all his own