Ralph Lauren

Ralph Lauren is an American Fashion designer and entrepreneur billionaire. He is most popularly known as the founder of Ralph Lauren Corporation which is a global multibillion –dollar enterprise

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Biography and Early Life

Ralph Lauren was born on October 4, 1939 in The Bronx in New York to his parents Frieda and Frank who was an artist and a house painter. He grew up happily being the last born, two brothers and one sister.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Ralph Lauren in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Ralph Lauren’s age is 81 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 4 October 1939. Though, he is 5′ 6″ in feet and inches and 167 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 148 lbs in Pound and 67kg in Kilograms.

Education

Palph attended Manhattan Talmudical Academy and then proceeded to DeWitt Clinton High school where he graduated in 1957. He then enrolled to Baruch College to study business but after ten years he dropped out.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Ralph met his wife Ricky Ann Low-beer in the doctor’s office where she was a receptionist and a teaching dance on alternate days. They married after six months of meeting and the wedding was on December 20, 1964. They had their first child after five years he was called Andrew Lauren an actor and a film producer. Their second child David Lauren was born in 1971 works at Ralph Lauren Corporation.

Is Ralph Lauren Gay?

Since 1964 Ralph has been married to Ricky Ann. For over 56 years he has been married to the same woman this makes one to consider that he is not gay. Besides his marriage, he has no history of dating men ever.

Professional Career

He started his career by serving in the United States Army for two years. He then worked for Brooks Brothers as a sales assistant then later worked as a salesman for a tie company. In 1967 Ralph Lauren Corporation was started with men’s ties. While working at Beau Brummell the tie manufacturer he somehow convinced the president to allow him start his own line.

Because of the interest he had in sports he in 1968 launched his first full line of men’s wear called “Polo”. He has some storage at the Empire State Building, but most times used to do deliveries by himself. In 1969 “Bloomingdale” a Manhattan department store was involved in the sales of Ralph’s men line exclusively. Ralph Lauren Corporation in 1971 launched tailored shirts for women and in the following year he launched full women’s collection.

In 1972, he introduced signature cotton mesh polo. The corporation growth was commendable and its collection stared to be won by celebrities further promoting his brand. In 1978 Ralph introduced his first “Ralph Lauren fragrance” produced by Warner-Lauren ltd which was launched at Bloomingdale’s and later “Lauren “woman’s fragrance.

The company went international and was well accepted by the European market. It advanced to having its first freestanding store on New Bond Street, London England. In June of 1997 the company was listed publicly on the New York Stock Exchange as a traded company.4-In the year 200 the company launched its online shop and website as polo.com by RL media.

In September 2015he stepped down as the company’s CEO but he still remains to be the executive chairman and the chief creative officer.

Awards

The great success he has achieved over the years also attracted several awards and honors. In 1974, he won his first Coty “Winnie award for women’s wear, in 1975 Lauren won the American fashion award, in the 1976 Ralph was fortunate to enter city hall of fame for his men’s collections, additionally he won his second Coty for women ware he went on record as the first designer to have won both the men’s and the womensware in the same year.

In 1977, he earned the Coty hall of fame award for women’s wear.  In 1997, he won the humanitarian leadership award by the CFDA. In 2018 Ralph was appointed an honorary award “knight commander of the order of the British Empire (KBE) which was awarded by Prince William in a private ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Ralph Lauren in 2021

Ralph Lauren is one of the richest billionaires in America who has earned his wealth steadily over the four decades of his career. He earns his wealth from his corporations of clothing line polo and also by selling shares. He Owns expensive collections of luxurious cars and also owns a 17,000 acre cattle ranch in Ridgway Colorado. All of this contributes to his humongous worth. As of 2021, He has an estimated net worth of $8 billion.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

• Lauren has been featured in over 100 magazines covers. Some of which include, Vogue, GQ Forbes and many more.
• His son David married the granddaughter of the former US president George W. bush called Lauren bush.
• Lauren underwent brain surgery in 1987 to remove benign brain tumour and later made a full recovery.
• Ralph is a full supporter of breast cancer research. He is the cofounder of Georgetown Nina Hyde Centre that was founded in 1989.

Ralph is an opportunist who was determined to make it as an entrepreneur.  While at Beau Brummell working as a sales person he discovered there was a market gap and requested the president of the company to let him on his line. Since when he started his cooperation in 1967 he has never looked back and the company has grown to be the multibillion companies that we can now that is now known all over the world.