Other Facts: Changed his last name to Lauren at age 16.
Forbes estimates Lauren’s net worth at more than $8 billion.
Is the only designer to win the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s four top honors: the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Womenswear Designer of the Year Award, the Menswear Designer of the Year Award and the Retailer of the Year Award.
Polo Ralph Lauren has over 300 global stores and includes brands such as Polo by Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Black Label, RRL, Rugby, Ralph Lauren Childrenswear, Lauren by Ralph Lauren, American Living, Chaps and Club Monaco.
In FY 2014, Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. had $7.45 billion in sales.
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June 2009 – Recipient of the inaugural CFDA Popular Vote Award, where the public votes for their favorite designer.
April 2010 – Receives the Chevalier de la Legion d’honneur, France’s highest honor, from French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
October 14, 2010 – Presented with a symbolic key to the City of New York.
July 2012 – In response to criticism from some lawmakers and human rights activists that the American athletes’ uniforms for the 2012 Summer Olympics were manufactured in China, Lauren releases a statement confirming that uniforms for the 2014 games will be manufactured domestically.
June 17, 2014 – Lauren is awarded the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal for his contributions to preserve the American flag commemorated in the Star-Spangled Banner.
