Ralph Lauren Breaks Barriers with Presidential Medal of Freedom Recognition
This would of course ‘fit Highland to report that Ralph Lauren a name that has become synonymous with romance, elegance refined sophistication, pure aesthetics is surely one of the industry most celebrated pioneers is today celebrating a very special birthday in his career [1]. Particularly, more recently the world famous fashion leader has appeared to be bestowed one of the most important award in the United States – the Presidential Medal of Freedom. This achievement alone is not badge for Lauren only but for the whole fame of fashion. To this much deserved honor Ralph Lauren has shattered once imagination and, literally, has not only elevated his standing but the fashion world as well. This blog provides information on Ralph Lauren, stated facts regarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and how the award has brought back fashion as art.
Ralph Lauren’s Journey: Pride carries – the History of International Trade Symbol.
Currently, Ralph Lauren Corporation is owned by its founder who was born in Bronx in New York in 1939 as a Ralph Rueben Lifshitz. Grew up in a squalor as a Jewish boy of little education and no money he yearned for a life not provided by his social milieu. While other fashion designers inherited glamour and a lot of cash with which to invest, Ushie got into fashion via passion and love for the art of storytelling as well as Chineke’s fashion fabric.
Lauren’s first transgression was in the early of 1960, where he joined the brand that is Brooks brothers. But in 1967 he got his major opportunity when he began his own production of neckties under the name of Pauker Accessories Inc. Having impressive echoes of aristocracy, traces of which Lauren was so enthusiastic about, his designs immediately got a viewer. With his polished yet within the masses kind of presentation that blended American prep with a hint of sophistication he secured eyeballs and the crowd that followed him.
After nearly a decade of exposure to traders and businesspeople, in black and white in 1968 Ralph Lauren went public and expanded the Polo brand while launching the new concept of refined pleasure and relaxation – Polo Ralph Lauren. Not only were his boards an object of clothing, but they also manifested as ideas of a lifestyle. This new business approach indeed got Polo Ralph Lauren the attention of the fashion fraternity; it started becoming popular.
Later, vision of Lauren extended several years, where brand expanded not only from clothes, but also homeware, fragrances, and sportswear. His brand shifted from the traditional apparels of fashion to what was considered privilege glamour and definitively American. This paper proves that Ralph Lauren: his evidence and analysis as significant to fashion and donor to society, culture, benefit, and charity make him unique.
Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is one of the two mostly prestigious awards in the US being the highest award that can be granted to a civilian. Established by President John F Kennedy in 1963, it is given to individuals who have impacted the direction and progress of the country by offering their service in areas of business and finance, politics and governance, and or science and technology or the arts and humanities and philanthropy.
Nonetheless, the Medal for Honor is awarded by the incumbent president and it is claimed on people who have in some way helped to enhance the quality of life of other people or those who have in a special way, advanced in the American dream. graphic patients are then chosen based on success, character and the good lives they have lived to deserve a second chance. The prospect of being able to wear this medal is a nation’s ‘Thank You’ for deeds that extend beyond getting things done right, and for trying to do the right thing in the world.
In recent years, the Medal of Freedom has not only gone to such scholars as the South African Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela but also athletes like Jackie Robinson and business tycoons like Bill Gates. It captures a new role of Ralph Lauren as a culture maker in today’s America alongside to other accomplishments in fashions and philanthropy.
Ralph Lauren’s Cultural Impact: Breaking Barriers in Fashion
To receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom one can name it as the greatest achievement in both as the famous fashion designer of Ralph Lauren as well as the figure of the pop-culture icon. The mingles modernism in contrast, Lauren has remixed traditions in his designs, right from the eve of and. In the simplest sense, his innovations about fashion has affected not only the physical characteristic of the fashion but also in the way people perceive fashion as one of the cultural attributes.
1. The topic of this paper is, therefore, Fashion concerning American Identity.
This is one of the biggest accomplishments of Lauren – he has been changing the perception of what it means to be an American. In Polo Ralph Lauren section, he elaborated the term ‘American luxury’ virtually, and preppy style, typical parts of Western motifs, and most important all typical motifs connected with American classic sportswear while noted with some sophistication. With the help of this combination of sources he was able to create the authentically American design which was successfully implemented in the other countries.
In other words instead of aping the High fashion of Europe, Lauren returned to the spirit of America. The subject of his collections that he honored was multiculturalism, historical and patriotic with besides frontier feeling. Thus, he took the American fashion and positioned it so that it would be placed to the level of only the best European elegance including such establishments as Chanel or Gucci.
2. Moreover, in order to ensure extra affirmation of the sections assurance of work dedication to diversity and Inclusivity.
The other barriers that Ralph Lauren encountered are represented by the fact that diversity always remained growing and gave an equal chance to everyone towards a successful career in the fashion world. Early in his career, Lauren also insisted to depict some cultures, ethnicity, or the origin of the sept in the advertisements. His policy in modeling selection and realistic portrayal of life left a favorable impact to his field with general enhancement of the assortment of the people images in the fashion industry.
But there is more to Lauren’s vision of diversity in fashion: he has been pulling for a long time to increase the availability of his collections. Even in his low-priced lines or affiliations with many different institutions, Ralph Lauren has fashioned a way of making fashion palatable to the common man without sacrificing the essence of true fashion.
3. Fashion as Philanthropy
Where Ralph Lauren stand out it that, he is a very dedicated philanthropist. The Ralph Lauren Foundations is the charitable organization of the company that was established in 2003 purposed purely to fund raise for some social causes to be precise, the following; cancer, children with critical illness, and education. Further worthy of notice is the fact that Lauren has spent minimum of millions of dollars for on causes that aims on improving well being of others. A part of him was to be rewarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom because of this desire to give back.
To my opinion, this humanitarian work of Lauren fits his mandate in fashion industry perfectly fine complementing on it. Doing philanthropy is always calculated and meaningful to him and he always managed to make it possible to achieve luxury and philanthropy at the same time. The recognition of the Medal of Freedom reveals that he has significantly encroached into the rightful fashioning of a better society in his own level let alone fashion.
A History Well Established
Awarding of Presidential Medal of Freedom presents Ralph Lauren as one of the great stylissiti of the century. Many citizens of the world have appreciated this and there is always something new that has always come out on clothes and even esthetic values how clothing has made it to be a good form of individual and even cultural pride. But he has been able to arm man with a phenomenon which operates above the normal time frame, space, and class – It’s Ralph Lauren.
This recognition also refers to the importance of fashion in culture change. This of course, is inspiration enough to make us understand that Ralph Lauren’s success a true reminder that fashion is not merely the cloth that envelops our bodies, it is an art of narrative, ethos as well as a dream. This is a clear evidence that what was once regarded as a mere frivolity is actually major feature of contemporary cultural and social debate.
Conclusion:
It is therefore beckoning to them that the various barriers be removed and the bridges be erected even as they are called walls at times. It is good that Ralph Lauren accepted this award; it is not just a victory for him but for the whole fashion sector. I don’t think there has ever been or will ever be another fashion designer from America as influential as Lauren. However, many obstacles regarding fashion, diversity, and, philanthropy, for future generations of designers, were leveled by Ralph Lauren, in his way.
His contributions only increase growing older as he will continue inspiring the world with his works after accepting this award. Ralph Lauren was a boy from Bronx who never a loss sight of his dream of becoming a world best dressed man grew up to be a world famous fashion icon, entrepreneur and a philanthropist who made it possible for him to transform his dream into a reality and at the same time he fought for the improvement of the lives of people all over the world.
So now when people get dressing, wearing clothes by various designers risking one’s life for creations and extraordinary muse the contribution of Ralph Lauren to fashion industry will be remembered not only the good level of use of elegant accessories and origin of social change. This brand is what Lauren has opened doors with and with it, he altered the ways of many within the now culture of America.