Ralph Lauren was born in the Bronx, New York City in 1939. He studied Business Science in Baruch College in Manhattan for 2 years, and got married in 1964 his wife Ricky Anne. He started his career as a retail salesman. With a loan of $50.000 developed his own line of neckties under the name "Polo" in 1967, selling them in large department stores.
He saw his business grow to a $10 billion empire. Lauren has undoubtedly a keen business sense, and is known for his confidence, the ability to stand by his own product at all costs, and the ability to prevail, despite several difficulties. His style and sophistication is present not only in his cloth lining but also in his personal life.
Lauren has created an amazingly successful career and very rarely gives interviews. Oprah had the opportunity to sit with Ralph Lauren at Double RL ranch in Telluride, Colorado for a full interview after more than 20 years.
