Polo Ralph Lauren?

[Guest freedomfighter]

Dancing in the street.

[homi29]

It's the best in the prep / classic american casual sportswear look imo

vintage stuff is alot better quality than new stuff.. but i like it better than fred perry, lacoste, tommy and co

[genemachine]

i like a lot of the lo era stuff and some of the recent classier shit like those allover embroidery pants.

[middleeastbeast]

my dad has bought several couches and chairs straight out of RL clothing stores on a whim. haggles with the store manager, drives away with the thing in his trunk.

also, hate to say this but

for some reason

i like ralph lauren furniture...

http://rlhome.polo.com/rlhome/products/furniture/default.asp

[corporategrunt]

not to sound like JayZ but I do like Purple Label. I can't endorse every item of the line, but there are always few items per season that I really want but I can't afford it. Polo Sport wasn't all that bad when it came out unlike Polo Jeans and RLX which were just lame from the get-go.

[genemachine]

there's actually some pretty cool rlx stuff out there, but yeah most of it sucks.

[homi29]

the black label shit is also very nice

lo-lifes era polo was also very distinct and risk-taking

[evisu 2000]

me wear fubu? man listen, that's like the marlboro man smoking a winston.

[Pogi]

I love RL. Great timeless look.

[London]

they started it all - true classic brand. I'll usually pick up a piece or two every couple of seasons to add to the assortment

[ashimself]

Their is an interesting article on this page explaining the whole early 90s Lo-Life thing. I actually worked this into a paper I was working on a few months back as an outside example of detournement while writing about the Situationists International. Ha.

I love how RL never officially acknowledged their urban cliental, yet Hilfiger bent over backwards to cater to the demographic when they saw how huge Polo was.

www.myspace.com/lolifes1988

Anyone have any first hand knowledge with this stuff? I was about 10 years old and nowhere near NY when this was blowing up.

[rocker4life]

RL is just a staple in my wardrobe. its a classic and very easy to wear. a lot of their stuff is very good in terms of pricing and quality. its a good brand to hit if you're looking for simple but stylish items.

[chantheman]

i have way too much polo. its kinda sad when i think about how much ive spent on just polo

[MiniW]

i respect the brand's attempts to modernize with the slimmer, tailored black label line. although personally I strongly associate the brand (all of the polo lines) with older guys (30's and up) who are concerned with how they look but either don't have the time to develop a more unique style or just don't care looking like a guy straight out of a menswear catalog. the quality is usually good from what I've experienced although the socks and underwear you get for cheap from TJ maxx usually come with loose stitching and falls apart after a few wears. I'd avoid the XXL polo-sport techno-colored rugbys (with the white collars) unless you are going to a 90's dress up party.

[heBAY]

(throws up DOUBLE L's)

[joey_formal]

personally i go for fred perry but i do love a vintage polo poloshirt, and i am trying to hunt down a good ralf lauren seersucker blazer, im not sure why but i love it and im not preppy at all. granted i did grow up with a decent amount of polo.

[wEstSidE]

The older PRL sweatshirts are really awesome. RL seersucker is nothing special, but it's decent enough if you like the fit.

BTW the article about lo lifes was probably taken from a VGA (vintage gear addicts) article on them from a while back. Original spot-blowers right there. Maybe some of the booster club members know about this. Larry Bird maybe?

[despotroast]

2 L's up fuckas. Spot-Lofficial. Love, Loyalty, and shitty cell phone cameras.