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The Ralph Lauren Fall/Holiday 2024 Show Was Legendary

Ralph Lauren showed his Fall/Holiday 2024 Women’s Collection, a celebration of timeless glamour, on Monday at his private studio on Madison Avenue. 

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Christy Turlington opens Ralph Lauren Fall/Holiday 2024 Show

Guests for Ralph Lauren’s Fall/Holiday 2024 Women’s show were welcomed into the 84-year-old designer’s private studio at the brand’s Madison Ave headquarters in New York City, greeted by glasses of fruity water and champagne. The setting featured warm neutrals complementing the tall, dark wood floor-to-ceiling parlor doors. The jute rug runway was lined with warm brown (and very soft) leather seats with chrome arms and legs. The rare location mirrored the designer’s first show in 1972, when Ralph Lauren unveiled his debut women’s collection to a small group of editors and friends in his parlor-style office, offering a glimpse into his creative world and mind. Flash forward to 2024, where a larger group of editors, friends, and celebs gathered to honor the American fashion legend on a similar but larger scale, with the designer now several decades into his illustrious career. 

“The woman I design for has a beauty that comes from an inner confidence," Ralph Lauren, Chief Creative Officer of Ralph Lauren Corporation, said in a statement. "She dresses for herself. Her style is personal and bold. She’ll throw a hand-tailored jacket over a glamorous evening dress. She believes in quiet sophistication not defined by time or trends. My Fall/Holiday 2024 Collection is inspired by that woman, her sense of timelessness, her individuality—a style that is forever."

The show opened with two American classics embodying the brand: Christy Turlington and Billy Joel. Turlington started walking down the runway in a monochrome menswear-inspired look as Billy Joel’s “Just the Way You Are” blasted from the speakers. The cohesive collection built smoothly from cool neutrals (a nice contrast to the warm neutrals of the studio) to sparkly, sheeny gowns of silver and gold with layers of cold weather textures like houndstooth, suede, wool, and leather. Altogether, the collection is a welcome blend of practicality (suede bootcut trousers, wool coats, sweater dresses) and frivolity (slinky skirts, sparkly gowns and crop tops). At the end of the show, the designer made a brief appearance, wearing a white, black, and turquoise western shirt and cowboy boots. He stepped into the runway entrance, did a little dance move, and promptly exited to genuine thunderous applause.

Classic, fun, and American are three words that always have—and always will—define Ralph Lauren’s signature style, which is influenced by impeccable tailoring, confident women, and the American West (i.e., cowboy boots, cowboy hats), the collection embodies and exaggerates. The collection itself also cleverly encompasses Ralph Lauren’s timeless glamour by featuring influences from every decade: the ease of the 70s, the boldness of the 80s, and 90s minimalism, with little influences from the 21st century (micro crop tops and sheers) throughout. See the full collection below.

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Christy Turlington opens Ralph Lauren Fall/Holiday 2024 Show
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