NEW YORK – Ralph Lauren knows how to put on a show.
Lauren delivered quintessential New York glamour Monday night to the intimate group of about 100 or so attendees, a smaller crowd than the Bronx-born legend and his heritage brand are capable of hosting. It spoke to the chic comfortability that emanated from the fall/holiday 2024 collection as well.
With over-the-top shows in New York and Los Angeles over the past few years, Lauren reconstructed other facets of his life at glitzy locales. At Monday’s show, he returned to the place where the work is created, his first time showing at his office building in two decades. The designer sought to recreate the feeling of his actual office with the chairs and oversized portraits lining the runway, calling back to presenting his first women’s show in 1972 to a small group of editors in his office.
“This Ralph Lauren woman is not defined by time or trends. She’s bold and confident and this is what I wanted to reflect in this collection,” Lauren said in an exclusive statement to USA TODAY. “I’ve dreamed and designed in this space for decades. It felt right to show in an intimate setting and invite everyone into the space that I draw inspiration from the most.”
The invite list was intentional and personal, with Jessica Chastain, Glenn Close, Kerry Washington, Jodie Turner-Smith, “Hacks” star Hannah Einbinder and “Gilded Age” star Morgan Spector and wife Rebecca Hall dazzling in the front row.
