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POWER IN FASHION: Ralph Lauren
Chairman and CEO, Polo Ralph Lauren
By: Ed Stephon & Nicole Bruno

American History in Washington, DC. Polo Ralph Lauren launched the Pink Pony Campaign in 2000, a worldwide initiative to support cancer care and prevention in medically underserved communities. The Pink Pony Fund supports programs for research, outreach and patient navigation. The Polo Ralph Lauren Foundation was established in 2001 as a vehicle for Polo Ralph Lauren to “give-back” to the community. Currently the Foundation administers approximately $4.5 million in Corporate and Foundation grants and conducts the "Polo Volunteers" program.

A recognized leader in his field, Lauren is the only designer to receive the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s four highest honors – the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Womenswear Designer of the Year Award, the Menswear Designer of the Year Award, the Retailer of the Year Award, as well as the CFDA’s Humanitarian Leadership Award. In addition, in June 2007 the CFDA awarded him the first ever American Fashion Legend Award. In celebration of his contribution to American style, Lauren was among the first designers inducted into the Fashion Walk of Fame in June 2000.

“There is a way of living that has a certain grace and beauty,” says Lauren. “It is not a constant race for what is next, rather, an appreciation of that which has come before.” What began forty years ago with a collection of ties has grown into an entire world, redefining American style. "I don't just design clothes,” says Lauren, “I design dreams.”   
 “It’s all possible and I’m living proof.” –Ralph Lauren

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