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I met Ralph Lauren about 1965 when he was working for the Rivitz tie company.
When he started his tie company in 1968 his "thing" was his ties were wider than was the standard tie width of the day.
Independently of each other , we both purchased some embroidered linen cloth from a company in NJ.
The best pattern had navy anchors and wheels embroidered on a natural colored linen ground.
We both had the cloth made into ties.
Because the figures were large, I had my ties made wider than was the day's current mode.
So the ties he sold to Bloomingdales - the "hot" store in the 60s - and the ties we had at Chipp were virtually the same.
We sold our embroidered linen ties for $7.50 and Ralph sold his ties to Bloomingdales for $7.50 and they retailed them for $15.
I lived at 157 E 57th St, which was 2 blocks from Bloomingdales.
One night Ralph and I met and went to Bloomies to look around the men's department.
When we went to the tie department I saw they sold more of Ralph's linen ties in 10 minutes than we sold at Chipp in 2 months.
Almost all the Bloomingdals purchases were made by women.
I have spent no time with Ralph Lauren since that night.
When he started his tie company in 1968 his "thing" was his ties were wider than was the standard tie width of the day.
Independently of each other , we both purchased some embroidered linen cloth from a company in NJ.
The best pattern had navy anchors and wheels embroidered on a natural colored linen ground.
We both had the cloth made into ties.
Because the figures were large, I had my ties made wider than was the day's current mode.
So the ties he sold to Bloomingdales - the "hot" store in the 60s - and the ties we had at Chipp were virtually the same.
We sold our embroidered linen ties for $7.50 and Ralph sold his ties to Bloomingdales for $7.50 and they retailed them for $15.
I lived at 157 E 57th St, which was 2 blocks from Bloomingdales.
One night Ralph and I met and went to Bloomies to look around the men's department.
When we went to the tie department I saw they sold more of Ralph's linen ties in 10 minutes than we sold at Chipp in 2 months.
Almost all the Bloomingdals purchases were made by women.
I have spent no time with Ralph Lauren since that night.