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Fashion is a function of lifestyle, and style a function of quality, integrity and timelessness.

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Ralph Lauren
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: October 14
Dressmaker
Fashion Designer
The Bronx
New York City
Ralph Lipshitz
Function
Fashion
Style
Quality
Timelessness
Lifestyle
Integrity

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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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Books open windows to the world and have the power to transform lives.
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I have a vision for living. It's about elements of style. It's about all the things that I love, that I believe in.
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And I'm excited when I find somebody stimulating to talk with. That's one of the great treasures in life.
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Glamour is an attitude-it's the expression of a certain kind of confidence. A glamorous woman is always elegant, but she also possesses an air of mystery and excitement. She's dramatic-almost untouchable.
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I like romance, I like glamour and I like realism. I think that's a great combination.
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Some women think that if the look this season is minis, they have to wear minis. If you don't have great legs, there are plenty of alternatives.
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I have always been drawn to the beauty of things designed to function. Mixing technical pieces with more traditional prints and patterns creates not only a quality experience, but a look that is unique, and for me, very exciting.
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I exercise at the gym with a trainer. I feel it's very healthy, very important - important for everybody. I feel it's good for you. It makes you feel better. It loosens you up a little bit.
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I don't like it when a woman looks like a fashion victim. Some women think that if the look this season is minis, they have to wear minis. If you don't have great legs, there are plenty of alternatives.
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I have always loved things that are timeless and get better with age.
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When you're a kid, you think you can jump out the window and be okay. But when you get older, you think, Wait a minute - I can't fly!
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Having success at an early age gave me more of a sense of what's important in life rather than always driving to make it.
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We all get report cards in many different ways, but the real excitement of what you're doing is in the doing of it. It's not what you're gonna get in the end - it's not the final curtain - it's really in the doing it, and loving what you're doing.
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My life has been a dream. If someone had to write a story about it, it would seem a little unreal. It's the kind of story I would read and say, 'Nah, that's not possible.'
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The best thing you can do is go away from this saying, 'I can do this too,' because it's all possible and I'm living proof.
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My wife Ricky is my muse. Her personal style and natural beauty have always been my inspiration.
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Some days I have a knot in my stomach because I've got to sit down and come up with something in womenswear that no one else came up with.
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My father was an artist. When life was harder and he couldn't get jobs, he painted houses, but he was artistic. When I went to see his work, it was special. Somewhere along the line, I felt I was special. I didn't know why.
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