Founded in New York by a 28-year old Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren began life as a necktie line sold by Lauren out of a drawer in the Empire State Building. From these modest beginning Polo Ralph Lauren went on to become the era’s greatest stylist of the mythical American Lifestyle. Through a masterly knack for capturing the essence of iconic American-ness, Polo Ralph Lauren has continued, through generation to generation, to offer customers from across demographics as varied as the preppy Hampton set to the New York hip hop underground, with the high quality staples of their uniforms.