We finally made it up to the Ralph Lauren flagship stores on Madison Avenue, and upon entering the men’s store, I was instantly thrilled. The millwork is flawless. The pictures don’t do it justice. The merchandisers and designers at Ralph Lauren should be incredibly proud of what they’ve done with this space.
The first floor of the men's Ralph Lauren mansion on Madison Avenue was absolutely stunning. I want their millwork people. The merchandising was perfect. As a business owner and a customer, I was just in awe of how well it was done. Ralph Lauren's people should be extraordinarily proud. It was hands down the most beautiful shopping environment any of us saw during our entire time in New York City.
As I was taking pictures, Aaron descended into the men's shirting section. He apparently couldn't wait to start shopping.
The wall of cashmere sweaters was one of my favorite things.
Ralph Lauren ties ...
As we worked our way up the floors of the men's flagship store, the millwork switched from dark mahogany to white, to a combination, with each floor having different product lines on it.
We went into the Ralph Lauren Purple label suiting and shirting room on one of the higher floors.
The Ralph Lauren Purple Made to Measure shirting fabrics were nice but they had virtually no textured, rich fabrics like the Charvet ones I showed you from Saks a few posts ago.
Another one of the hallways on a higher floor of the Ralph Lauren's flagship men's store on Madison Avenue.
Later, after quite a bit of time had passed, we went across the street and visited the women’s store. The top floor contained the Ralph Lauren Home section and my mom went through books of wallcoverings and talked to a designer. Then, we walked down that store to the ground floor but on the top staircase set, I loved the design so much I stopped and took a picture …
I fell in love with the staircase instantly.
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