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Ralph Lauren, ... ... born on October 14th, 1914, in New York, ... up as a Jewish kid in the Bronx with no country club, polo or sailing on a yacht.

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... his passion for fashion and entrepeuneurship ... him overcome the difficulties.

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.... his parents ... a lot of money ... they ... from Belarus and ... ... in an apartment ... he ... to share his room with his two brothers, he soon started working after school as a stock boy and sold handmade ties to his classmates in order to purchase stylish suits.

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... a first failure at Baruch College and the fact that he ... unable to attend fashion school, he ...

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After a stint in the army, he first ... a salesman for Brooks Brothers ... ...

... interested in helping him develop his own line of ties.

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..., he ... and ... working for Beau Brumwell Neckwear ... ... him to design and sell his own "Polo" brand ties.

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... they ... popular, he ... designing women's and men's wear and soon ... enough money to open his own store ... he ... develop his own brand into an empire.

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