Ralph Lauren Once Couldn’t Afford Clothes, But His ‘Brothers’ Hand-Me-Downs’ Made Him Want To Do Something Big — He Still Built A $23 Billion Empire | Official Website of Louis Velazquez, entrepreneur, finance guy and tech innovator

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Ralph Lauren Once Couldn’t Afford Clothes, But His ‘Brothers’ Hand-Me-Downs’ Made Him Want To Do Something Big — He Still Built A $23 Billion Empire

Ralph Lauren said his difficult childhood wearing hand-me-down clothes inspired his vision for timeless luxury.

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