FASHION

Mr. America

by W Magazine

Ralph Lauren 1990
Photographer: David Sims

From rugby shirts to southwestern-motif sweaters and prairie skirts, Ralph Lauren has taken the canon of traditional all-American clothing and made it his own.

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Photographer: David Sims

Ralph Lauren Collection’s black wool and faux-leopard coat, maroon silk velvet vest and black wool pants, all 1994; white cotton shirt, at select Ralph Lauren stores, ralphlauren.com. Unless other­wise noted, all clothes from Ralph Lauren Collection, and all accessories from Ralph Lauren Collection, Ralph Lauren Blue Label and RLX.

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Photographer: David Sims

Wool jacket, 1989, cotton shirt, 1977, and cotton skirt, 1982; Ralph Lauren Blue Label’s cotton henley, at select Ralph Lauren stores, ralphlauren.com. Frye boots.

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Photographer: David Sims

Multicolored wool jacket, 1990.

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Photographer: David Sims

From rugby shirts to southwestern-motif sweaters and prairie skirts, Ralph Lauren has taken the canon of traditional all-American clothing and made it his own. Multicolored wool robe, 1990.

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Photographer: David Sims

Wool flannel shirt, 1984.

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Photographer: David Sims

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Photographer: David Sims

Navy wool crepe jacket, 1990.

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Photographer: David Sims

Wool tweed jacket and pants and silk satin shirt, all 1984, and wool sweater, circa 1980.

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Photographer: David Sims

Ralph Lauren Black Label’s black cotton jeans, at select Ralph Lauren stores. Archangel Antiques ring.

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Photographer: David Sims

Wool cardigan, 1981, cotton shirt, 1977, and cotton skirt, 1982.

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Photographer: David Sims

Blue Label’s black wool tuxedo jacket, at select Ralph Lauren stores, ralphlauren.com; white cotton shirt, 1979.

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Photographer: David Sims

Blue Label’s cream cotton sweater, at select Ralph Lauren stores, ralphlauren.com.

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Photographer: David Sims

Cotton shirts, 1982.

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Photographer: David Sims

Black wool tuxedo jacket, at select Ralph Lauren stores, ralphlauren.com; white linen vest, 2006, white cotton shirt, 1979, and black wool pants, 1994.

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Photographer: David Sims Stylist: Alex White