I have always liked Polo Ralph Lauren, which is also just known as “Polo” or others may just say “Ralph Lauren”. I got all kind of Polo, shirts, coats, hats, and shoes. Most of it I had customize online from HYPERLINK "http://www.ralphlauren.com" www.ralphlauren.com. It is based on the season for what they have out. Right now, it would be more fall apparel and Christmas. There will still be some of the basic polo around, Polo is a very popular design for Americans and have become one of the best-known fashion design. It can be very expensive sometimes, but they have sales often. Majority of my family like polo too and have just as much as I do. Polo Ralph Lauren was created by Ralph Lifshitz, he started this brand first with just neckties in …show more content…
Ralph created his business with a $30,000 loan, so that he can expand his designs to a full menswear line. In 1970, he was awarded the Coty Award for his men's designs. After he earned that reward he then released a line of women's suits tailored in a classic men's style. Then in 1972, Lauren released a short-sleeve cotton shirt that came in 24 colors. This design, emblazoned with the company's famed logo—that of a polo player, created by tennis pro HYPERLINK "http://www.biography.com/people/ren%C3%A9-lacoste-40186" René Lacoste—became the brand’s signature look. His clothing line was known as, Ralph Lauren Purple, the home and furnishing collection was called, Ralph Lauren Home. Polo currently have clothing for men, women and children and has hundreds of internationally stores, including factory stores that produce most his sales domestically. Ralph has designed Olympic uniforms, which started in 2012. He also designed the cast outfits for The Great Gatsby. This company have supported many different organizations. During the month of October, mostly for the women they have The Pink Pony Fund, which is The Polo Ralph Lauren Foundation’s initiative in the fight against breast
September 16, 1968, a famous songwriter, actor, and singer was born in New York City (Biography.com). This famous person is one known around the world, whether you know him from his ex-wife Jennifer Lopez or listened to his music. This person is the infamous Puerto Rican Marco Antonio Muñiz, otherwise known as Marc Anthony. Although not born in Puerto Rico, Marc Anthony’s music influences many people around the world including South America and the United States.
Jones Apparel Group’s recognized brands include: Jones New York, Polo Jeans Company, Nine West, Napier, and costume jewelry licensed under the Tommy Hilfiger brand. Jones aims to gain stability in the apparel industry as well as retail markets through building “complete lifestyle brands serving a wide breadth of consumers in a wide range of income levels and shopping destination preferences.” (PR Newswire, 2/7/01).
"The Four Great American Designers for Men Are: R---- L-----, P---- E----, C----- K----, T---- H-------". When this Wheel of Fortune-style advertisement was unveiled in 1985, the public easily identified the first three designers as Ralph Lauren, Perry Ellis, and Calvin Klein, but who was this fourth designer? The fourth designer, to whom the ad belonged to, was Tommy Hilfiger. At that time, Tommy Hilfiger and his recently begun company specializing in men's fashions were unknown. However, in less that a decade since that first advertisement appeared, Tommy Hilfiger has become a hugely successful company at the forefront of the fashion industry. As Jack Hyde, a Fashion Institute of Technology professor, has stated, "It's Hilfiger, Hilfiger, Hilfiger."
In 1961, while on vacation in Paris, he was hired for his first real fashion job at Lanvin-castillo. Within two years, he had moved to New York and joined the American design house of Elizabeth Arden. Firm in his footing, he began his own
Aside from using Retro and Heritage to describe an artefact the term Vintage, is also used commonly in a commercial design context; as mentioned previously in a design context we define Vintage as an item that has remained unchanged since its original production and is still in use today. A prime example Vintage in use in design is shops such as Beyond Retro, a chain of nine stores and an online e store, who stock clothing from well known brands produced in this time period that would otherwise have been discarded, the garments have simply been cleaned and sold on with no modifications making them a vintage item (Beyond Retro, 2015). Oxfam is a more well known example of selling vintage clothing with a new specialised vintage section online
For example, in haute couture, he mostly uses lace and silk to provide a more erotic look. In his ready-to-wear, he’s famous for using a panther’s roar. For his NikeLab collaboration or his “Victorious Minatours” collection he uses the colors, red, white and blue relating to the NBA logo.
At age 25 he opened his first collection and it was a big success, inspired by his mentor Balenciaga. The collection was based on evening wear as well as economical white cotton shirts that were both inexpensive and fresh-looking. After that collection, his name was recognizable and his biggest success was the “Bettina” blouse; named after the famous Paris’ top model. This blouse was his signature piece in his cotton collection. Givenchy’s philosophy was: “Keep it simple. Eliminate everything that interferes with the line.” ...
Holt Renfrew’s main customer base is high end. Customers that are looking for various high end name brands can find many at Holt Renfrew such as Prada, Dior, Stella McCartney, etc. and they can find clothes, accessories, shoes, and makeup.
“I know what women want. They want to be beautiful” (www.vogue.com/voguepedia/Valentino) said Valentino Garavani who was one of the most influential fashion designs of the 20th and 21st century, “Known for his classic designs, he's been dressing the world’s rich and famous for almost the last five decades. Valentino has built his once small fashion house into a fashion empire.” (www.lifeinitaly.com/fashion/valentino-garavini.asp) His career in fashion started in the fifties but his passion for it began as a young child with the approval and encouragement of his parents. Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani was born in Italy in 1932 where he lived for 17 years until he left for Paris to study fashion at the famous school of L’ecole de la Chambre Syndicate de La Couture Parisenne. Valentino’s first career within the industry was with couture atelier Jean dresses where he sketched any chance he got which showed his elaborate aesthetic. He meets extraordinary people during his time there and also designed one of his first solo creations. After five years at Jean dresses he leaves. Valentino has a brief job with friend Guy Laroche, in his small fashion house before moving back to Rome in 1959 to continue his fashion career independently with the backing of his parents. Valentino established his status amongst the elite of the Dolce Vita. In 1960 he met Giancarlo Giammetti in a coffee shop and one of the most significant partnerships in fashion was formed. Giammetti would become his partner in both business and life.
From West Village and Fifth Avenue to Japan and Paris, Marc Jacobs offers his highly successful diffusion line, Marc by Marc Jacobs. Marc by Marc Jacobs delivers young men and women fun, fresh, and affordable semi-luxury apparel and accessories, such as a ring with cat ears, a ladybug cotton tee, a metallic leather coat, or a mini satchel bag. The designs mix modern conceptualism with influences from past decades and ads feature off-the-wall fashion photography. Some merchandise is limited edition or are special collaborations with other designers or artists giving customers special one of a kind designs while donating a percentage of profit to numerous charities and organizations. Marc by Marc is able to reach consumers on most social media platforms such as Instagram and Twitter. Marc by Marc Jacobs’s brick and mortars, much like its website, are minimalist, contemporary, humorous, fresh and edgy with dominating hues of black, white, and blue.
Mr.Lauren had more dreams to fulfill. He chose the name Polo for his line of ties because the sport repsented to him a lifestyle of athletic grace and discreet elegance, an image of men who wore well-tailored, classic clothes and wore them with style. With that image in mind, Mr Lauren established Polo as a separate menswear company in 1968, producing a complete line of men's clothes. Using only the finest fabrications, Mr. Lares's menswear was distinctive, innovative, but always classic and refined. His suits blended the American Ivy League natural shoulder silhouette with the fitted shape and expensive fabrics of the best European custom tailored clothing. His shirts were all cotton, richly patterned and expertly made. This same care was, and still is, applied to every element of...
One of the most successful clothing brands in the world, Polo Ralph Lauren has built its success around more than just its line of luxurious designer clothes, but the company is one of the top marketing designers also. It was awarded “ Luxury Brand of the Year” in 2010 by the Luxury Daily. A company that was founded by a man named Ralph Lifchitz, better known as Ralph Lauren of the Bronx, New York in 1968. Since the age of 12, Lauren’s had a strong appeal and taste for looking classy. He would spend the money he earned working with his father after school, purchasing expensive suites. In his latter years, while working for a company called A. Rivetz & Co., Lauren began designing wide ties, the beginning of what latter evolved into the giant clothing empire known as Polo Ralph Lauren. The success of his designer ties caught fire quickly, retail giant Bloomingdales was the first company to endorse Ralph Lauren’s ties, but that ended quickly, when Lauren refused to narrow his ties, and stuck to his product line. Lauren’s success in the designer clothes business was unusual for someone who studied business at City College. In 1968, he founded the company Polo Fashions, a company that would later expand its market, and is among one of the top designer brands in the world today.
Ralph Lauren is an American fashion designer philanthropist, and business executive, best known for the Ralph Lauren Corporation clothing company, Ralph was born as Ralph Lifshitz in year 1939 in New York City. Ralph Lauren started in 1967 under the name of Polo Ralph Lauren, until he expended his designs. Polo Ralph Lauren based on American style leader in luxurious, sophisticated fashion and Striking a balance between “timeless” and “modern” style and to make his full line more impeccably crafted the new sportswear is born. And finally in 1970 Polo Ralph Lauren released a line of women 's suits tailored in a classic men 's style.
He soon went on to work with Jean Dessés, a Greek couturier. In 1959 Valentino began his own line opening ‘The Valentino House’ in Rome at 11 Via Condotti. His goal as a designer was to always give women an ‘elegance that transcends borders’ (Golbin,2008). Valentino is widely known and praised for his luxurious couture creations and also many red carpet gowns which are coveted and worn by those of young Hollywood (Kilcooley-O’Halloran, 2012). ‘Valentino Red’, a shade of fabric, became a famous trait of his and was widely used (Valentino, 2015).
According to global industry analyst, the world sports clothing industry is anticipated to exceed $126 billion by 2015, Because of more active lifestyle, with older demographics and woman becoming more energetic, this drives the market. The entire sports clothing industry is highly filled with so many brands like Nike, Adidas, Umbro and Reebook all over the world competing, even the high leading brands have to work twice has hard in other to keep their share in the market because most of this small firm have quality products and also a very fine marketing style which has increased competing style in the industry. All over the world people demand more versatile wear, which indicates that’s retailers continue to produce new style of sports clothing for both men and women.