Ralph Lauren proves the American dream still sells at New York fashion week

<p>Designer mixes burnt-out velvet and shredded denim with a mythology that keeps getting more profitable</p><p>The opening show of fashion’s month of catwalks was not on the official schedule, but Viola Davis and Cynthia Erivo were snuggled on to celebrity-packed benches in a cathedral-sized marble hall where tapestry-hung walls and a gilded coffered ceiling framed a view over lower Manhattan.</p><p>Ralph Lauren, 86, took his bow at the end of this women’s wear show casually dressed in a varsity jacket spelling out New York. In an industry obsessed with youth and novelty, Lauren is more relevant than ever in his ninth decade.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/sep/10/ralph-lauren-american-dream-new-york-fashion-week">Continue reading...</a>