I've never wanted to be in fashion. Because if you're in fashion, you're going to be out of fashion.

What's interesting about fashion is it's a world, and I think that's what I've done - I've made a contribution and I think I've built a world. The world is beyond just clothes. Taste and style is beyond clothes. It's in food; it's in quality.

I went to my boss, and I said, 'Look, I'd like to design these ties because I think they could be new.' He said, 'The world isn't ready for Ralph Lauren.' I never forgot that because... I thought that was a compliment.

The key to longevity is to keep doing what you do better than anyone else. We work real hard at that. It's about getting your message out to the consumer. It's about getting their trust, but also getting them excited, again and again. My clothes.. the clothes we make for the runway.. aren't concepts. They go into stores. Our stores. Thankfully, we have lots of them.

Personal style is about a sense of yourself, a sense of what you believe in and wearing what you like.

I believe one can live many lives through personal style. Every day is an occasion to reinvent yourself

I'm a fan of people that have quality, that do what they do and that are not into the showbiz.