The Rake

Letter from the Founder

In October, sitting opposite Ralph Lauren in his extraordinary office, filled with photographs and mementoes of his life and creations, a thought came to my mind. Ralph Lauren is not the president of the United States. But he should be. Because he represents everything that is beautiful about the incredible country I grew up in. A beauty that stands marred by the nation’s current leadership.

Never has the country been more divided, with a seething

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