For me, style is about quality, integrity and timelessness. It is free of trends but always feels fresh and new.
Ralph LaurenRead
People ask how can a Jewish kid from the Bronx do preppy clothes? Does it have to do with class and money? It has to do with dreams.
Interpretation
Dreams and aspirations can transcend social and economic backgrounds.
In this quote, Ralph Lauren emphasizes that it is not one's social class or wealth that determines success, but rather the power of dreams and the determination to pursue them. He reflects on his background, showing that despite coming from a humble upbringing, it was his dreams that guided him to create a successful fashion brand, reinforcing the idea that with passion and vision, anyone can achieve their goals regardless of their starting point in life.
In practice
In a motivational speech about pursuing dreams despite adversity.
For me, style is about quality, integrity and timelessness. It is free of trends but always feels fresh and new.
It's the kind of clothes that mothers and daughters can wear, in terms of concept... It's not about age. It's about taste, and it's about lifestyle. I believe women of all ages can wear anything.
Fashion is transient, trends come and go. I believe in style, not fashion.
We all get report cards in many different ways, but the real excitement of what you're doing is in the doing of it. It's not what you're gonna get in the end - it's not the final curtain - it's really in the doing it, and loving what you're doing.
My philosophy has always been that I can sell chinos and T-shirts and $5,000 gowns - they just have to be the best of what they are.
We all have to fight to maintain our unique style and taste in a world that would have us conform.
There is no royal road to a successful life, as there is no royal road to learning. It has got to be hard knocks, morning, noon, and night, and fixity of purpose.
I would sooner fail than not be among the greatest.
That good is the enemy of great is not just a business problem. It is a human problem.
Put in the superlatives yourselves, I'm running out. It's already been a while now that he has been outstanding. He's more than decisive in every way. That he's capable of doing everything that he does at his age is something impressive, that doesn't make any sense.
Efficiency is doing better what is already being done.
If you work just for money, you'll never make it, but if you love what you're doing and you always put the customer first, success will be yours.
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