The 85-year-old, whose clothes have been a favorite of Jill Biden’s throughout her time as first lady, is the first fashion designer to receive the Medal of Freedom.“
I hope reporter Zach Montague finds out all the batteries in his remote controls are dead five minutes after returning from running …
The 85-year-old, whose clothes have been a favorite of Jill Biden’s throughout her time as first lady, is the first fashion designer to receive the Medal of Freedom.“
I hope reporter Zach Montague finds out all the batteries in his remote controls are dead five minutes after returning from running errands. (“I was just at Costco!”)
It’s nice that Jill Biden has (some) decent taste. But perhaps the gray lady might have mentioned Lauren — as *the* American designer — has had a career spanning six decades and has been so influential that his reach is often taken for granted? That no other designer has shaped what Americans wear to the extent Lauren has? That his style was particularly American, blending Ivy, prep, Western, workwear and street styles as the decades unfolded?
And that he did all the above as the son of immigrants, and launched his own company that would make him a billionaire that started with just a line of neckties?
From the NYT article linked:
“Ralph Lauren
The 85-year-old, whose clothes have been a favorite of Jill Biden’s throughout her time as first lady, is the first fashion designer to receive the Medal of Freedom.“
I hope reporter Zach Montague finds out all the batteries in his remote controls are dead five minutes after returning from running errands. (“I was just at Costco!”)
It’s nice that Jill Biden has (some) decent taste. But perhaps the gray lady might have mentioned Lauren — as *the* American designer — has had a career spanning six decades and has been so influential that his reach is often taken for granted? That no other designer has shaped what Americans wear to the extent Lauren has? That his style was particularly American, blending Ivy, prep, Western, workwear and street styles as the decades unfolded?
And that he did all the above as the son of immigrants, and launched his own company that would make him a billionaire that started with just a line of neckties?