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# See Ralph Lauren's Most Memorable Designs

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![Robert Redford In 'The Great Gatsby'](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6e5db23c7d3805f4/6988662bcd1bbaf09f6fd6d9/great-gatsby-ralph-lauren-icon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:2)

Robert Redford, wearing a Ralph Lauren suit, leaning against luxurious car in a scene from the film The Great Gatsby, 1974.

Robert Redford, wearing a Ralph Lauren suit, leaning against luxurious car in a scene from the film The Great Gatsby, 1974. Paramount/Getty Images

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![Robert Redford In 'The Great Gatsby'](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6e5db23c7d3805f4/6988662bcd1bbaf09f6fd6d9/great-gatsby-ralph-lauren-icon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Robert Redford, wearing a Ralph Lauren suit, leaning against luxurious car in a scene from the film The Great Gatsby, 1974. Paramount/Getty Images

![Ralph Lauren - Princess Diana](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4e492a40b02f942d/6988662a3c1639389a45a013/princess-diana-ralph-lauren-icon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Princess Diana is escorted by fashion designer Ralph Lauren during an event at the National Building Museum on Sept. 24, 1996 in Washington. Richard Ellis—Getty Images

![Ralph Lauren - Annie Hall](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf032f028a7e01565/6988662bbc6cfcf7c13d9acc/annie-hall-ralph-lauren-icon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Diane Keaton, wearing Ralph Lauren's design, and Woody Allen in the 1997 film, Annie Hall. United Artists

![71st Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteee967aac5ac07c4/6988662a0a4a223beb9c6539/gwyneth-paltrow-ralph-lauren-icon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Gwyneth Paltrow at the 71st Academy Awards on March 21, 1999 in Los Angeles. Jeffrey Mayer—WireImage/Getty Images

![Ralph Lauren - Kanye West](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfa1c50a07daed592/6988662e3c163930e045a01c/kanye-west-ralph-lauren-polo-bear.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Kanye West wearing the Polo Bear sweater on Jan. 19, 2004 at Park City, Utah . Mychal Watts—WireImage/Getty Images


![Polo Ralph Lauren Legends Tennis Clinic With Venus Williams](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt126741b071246770/6988662d196cf4e86b0384d0/gettyimages-103649603.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Venus Williams, wearing Ralph Lauren, at the 2010 U.S. Open on Aug. 26, 2010 in New York City. Joe Kohen—WireImage

![Ralph Lauren - Dwayne Wade](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6e2bef577a8fad56/6988662ecd1bbac5906fd6dd/dwayne-wade-gabrielle-union-ralph-lauren.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Dwayne Wade and Gabrielle Union at the Bridgehampton Polo closing day on Aug. 28, 2010 in Bridgehampton, NY. Eugene Gologursky—WireImage/Getty Images

![Ralph Lauren - Oprah Winfrey](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt75a16aa1dd25c156/69886636428a9ee499ccf670/oprah-ralph-lauren.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Ralph Lauren and Oprah Winfrey at an evening with Ralph Lauren presented at Lincoln Center on Oct. 24, 2011 in New York City. Larry Busacca—Getty Images


![Ralph Lauren - Leonardo Dicaprio](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta5c38d7f336676ac/69886634cf40a82d83c3ffbd/leonardo-di-caprio-ralph-lauren-polo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Leonardo Dicaprio wearing a white Ralph Lauren Polo shirt in the 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street. Paramount Pictures

![Ralph Lauren - Johnny Depp](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd455106c873ae11b/698866353c163928a845a024/johnny-depp-ralph-lauren.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Johnny Depp wearing a Ralph Lauren designed outfit at the world premiere of The Lone Ranger on June 22, 2013 in Anaheim, Calif. Jeffrey Mayer—WireImage/Getty Images

![TODAY Show - 100 Days Out Sochi Winter Olympics Event](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1364c84f29dc4ef4/69886633f887dc6314e92a44/gettyimages-186208783.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

(L-R)Figure Skating Oympic Athlete Evan Lysacek, Ice Hockey Oympic Athlete Julie Chu, Ice Dancers Oympic Athlete Meryl Davis and Charlie White model the Olympic closing ceremony outfits by Ralph Lauren on Oct. 29, 2013 in New York City. Mike Stobe—Getty Images


![Ralph Lauren - Taylor Swift](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt13403ffa72b935d2/69886635196cf414b50384da/taylor-swift-ralph-lauren.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Taylor Swift wearing a Ralph Lauren dress at the 2013 People's Choice Awards on Jan. 9, 2013 in Los Angeles. Jon Kopaloff—FilmMagic/Getty Images

![Ralph Lauren - Lupita Nyong'o](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb133d5b7f7e1e8d7/69886635ab6d77800e6a6722/lupita-nyongo-ralph-lauren.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Lupita Nyong'o attends the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 12, 2014 in Los Angeles. George Pimentel—WireImage/Getty Images

![Ralph Lauren - Emma Watson](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt37cda38f29321111/69886634524fc0b394df4cbd/emma-watson-ralph-lauren.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Emma Watson at The Royal Marsden dinner on May 13, 214 in Windsor, England. Chris Jackson—Getty Images


![Ralph Lauren - Spring 2015](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5573d072ecac8604/6988663a0b72e32e736e61a1/spring-2015-ralph-lauren.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

A projection on water at the Polo Ralph Lauren Spring Summer 2015 fashion show during New York Fashion Week on Sept. 8, 2014 in New York City. Getty Images

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