You may wonder, how did a kid from the Bronx’s fascination with sports lead to the rise of a style empire? Back in the day, his idols weren’t fashion designers, but the Yankees, who sported the iconic striped jerseys of the 1940s and 1950s. Ralph Lauren has often confessed, half-jokingly, that he wanted to call his brand ‘Baseball’, before settling on a more elegant and sophisticated name: ‘Polo’. The man who has so adamantly venerated the greatest compartments of American style is now launching a collaboration with the famous New York team. But don’t be fooled into thinking that this is just a simple navy blue collection with a white stripe. Giving centre stage to their magical logo, which some say is as beautiful as NASA’s, Ralph Lauren has designed a unisex line which, as per usual, is as chic as it is cool.