It's not about fabric, it's about dreams': how Ralph Lauren created an empire, Fashion
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Though not everyone buys into his fantasy fashion world, the story of the tie salesman who went on to dress Oscar winners is a classic American Dream tale
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HBO doc peers into Ralph Lauren's rose-tinted American Dream
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Ralph Lauren Talks Cinematic Approach to Dressing, Dream of Film
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Ralph Lauren on the Revealing New Documentary, Very Ralph, Coming This Fall from HBO, ralph lauren
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Ralph Lauren Is Still Flying High After More Than 50 Years At The
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RL Mag - Dream House
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Ralph Lauren: The immigrants' son who built a global fashion
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Ralph Lauren, Creator of Fashion Empire, Is Stepping Down as
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Ralph Lauren interview: 'I became the celebrity. You're not coming
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Ralph Lauren's American dream: from rags to riches
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