Genuine Authentic: The Real Life of Ralph Lauren

I enjoyed reading this book. I love RL clothes and how he got started was interesting and inspiring!

O livro faz um bom trabalho em mostrar a história por trás do mito que se tornou o designer e fundador da marca. O estilo de coleção de entrevistas e informações retiradas de reportagens às vezes torna a narrativa um pouco caótica, porém.

Great book. Came in good condition

I recieved a dvd of some band instead of my book !!! Fraud !!! I am really not satisfied. A

I loved the book.I've been in the fashion industry for over 20 years. I've worked for a top level designer and 2 family businesses and so much of this book rang scarily true to my own professional experiences. I became a fan of RL back in the mid 80's as a teenager when I began buying Vogue and drooled over the beautiful ads. Luckily, because I've only now just read this book it hasn't hurt my appreciation of RL.However, I can't help but think he is a symptom of his time - as the book acknowledges. He completely absorbed the Hollywood myths about Cary Grant e.t.c. and the waspy / preppy image but I can't help but agree with those who wonder if there really is a degree of self hate given the nerd-level intensity of his obsession.Although I've been in the fashion industry for a long time, a real eye opener for me was the realisation that Designer labels actually create ranges specifically to sell at discount retail stores. I always assumed they were filled with left over stock!I loved this book so much I may buy the hardback edition as my second-hand copy was very battered and I know I'll want to read this book again.