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lie >ait.Miitui 111 City, Lauren already looked the part of a millionaire, although he was a long way from becoming one.
Lauren would make his sales rounds wearing a custom-fit suit and driving a rare Morgan sports car, apparently offering a glimpse into a lifestyle that would someday define him.
Every penny Lauren made as a struggling salesman went to clothes and cars, the two indulgences he still fancies today.
"The world is not ready for Ralph Lauren,” he warned back then. He was probably right.
From tie salesman, to fashion mogul, to billionaire, to car junkie, Ralph Lauren has seen and done it all.
But his interests always wander back to his clothes and his cars — two of the most uncompromising passions of a man known for never compromising.
His legendary car collection, estimated to be worth close to SI00 million, includes everything from a 1929 Bentley and a 1937 Alfa Romeo, to a 1938 Bugatti and a 1962 Farrari.
In 1999, one of Lauren’s cars won best of the show at the Louis Vuitton Classic in New York City. And his multi-million dollar fleet of Bugattis was among the favorites in the recent Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance show in California.
No car is too extravagant, no price tag too high for the man who built an
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