Analyst: Ralph Lauren CFO heading to Estee Lauder

An analyst says Ralph Lauren's departing chief financial officer might be heading to makeup company Estee Lauder Cos.

Ralph Lauren 1Q profit up 5 pct, warns on 2Q sales

Ralph Lauren Corp. said Wednesday that its fiscal first-quarter net income rose 5 percent, but the clothing and home goods maker forecast a revenue decline in the current quarter and sounded a note of caution about the weak global economy hurting consumer spending.

News summary: Ralph Lauren 1Q net income rises

THE NEWS: Clothing and home goods maker Ralph Lauren Co. on Wednesday reported its fiscal-first quarter net income rose 5 percent on strong growth in North America and a lower tax rate.

Ralph Lauren to buy back up to $500M in shares

Clothing and housewares maker Ralph Lauren Corp. said Thursday it will add $500 million in shares to its buyback program.

Ralph Lauren adding 500 jobs in High Point

Ralph Lauren Corp. will create 500 more jobs over the next five years and invest $97 million in High Point, N.C., where the company already has several operations.

Ralph Lauren Won't Make Olympic Mistake Again

After pressure came from as far up the ladder as Sen. Harry Reid and Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Ralph Lauren announced Friday evening the U.S. Olympic uniforms for the 2012 Winter games in Sochi, Russia will be made in the good ol' U.S. of A. 

Ralph Lauren Organizes Facebook Send-Off for Olympic Athletes

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You may never walk a mile in Ralph Lauren's shoes. You may have to walk a mile to Ralph Lauren's shoes. A fashion spectator, invited into Lauren's sweeping Madison Avenue showrooms, has a long journey ahead of him. The trip through the worlds of Purple Label, Black Label, Polo, and RLX—plus the Jeans iterations of at least a few of the preceding lines—seems to encompass at least one city block. Bring your hiking boots. Or borrow a pair of those on display.



First, Purple Label, the toniest jewel in the RL crown—the chairman of its board, if you will. The highest rollers won't be disappointed by the three-piece tailoring and tailcoated evening options, though they may be surprised to find them newly snug, thanks to a slimmed silhouette. The sportswear offerings have been much expanded, from floral pants to hazard orange, bonded slickers, for the CEO who peacocks when he's off the clock. Or perhaps just in acknowledgment of the fact that today's CEO isn't necessarily hoary. This is the age of the Instagram millionaire.



At Black Label, the story is brown. It's the label's new neutral, and it looks great against the country club pastels like lilac and sea foam that are RL standards. The Black Label denim gets in on the story, too, in weather-beaten sand tones.



Polo is more relaxed, the college boy of the bunch, with natural shoulders and softer materials to match. The RL team has begun to mix it in with the technical-sport RLX collection, a move that's brought a bit of freshness to both. The vibe is Outdoorsman in the Off Hours—which translates pretty directly to Men's Fashion Editor in the On Hours. Leave on those hiking boots, in other words, but put on your blazer, too.
—Matthew Schneier