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People ask how can a Jewish kid from the Bronx do preppy clothes? Does it have to do with class and money? It has to do with dreams.

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Ralph Lauren
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: October 14
Dressmaker
Fashion Designer
The Bronx
New York City
Ralph Lipshitz
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