Overview
- Ralph Lauren: Catwalk, released Thursday, gathers more than 1,300 runway photos covering over 100 womenswear collections from Fall 1972 through Fall 2025.
- The Catwalk series is Thames & Hudson’s line of illustrated runway archives, and this installment is its first on a U.S. brand after volumes on houses like Chanel, Dior, Saint Laurent, and Prada.
- Fashion journalist Bridget Foley, a former WWD editor who reviewed many of Lauren’s shows, authors the book with show-by-show notes and context.
- The images trace Lauren’s signature themes such as the American West, collegiate prep, Hollywood glamour, and globe-trotting adventure, with highlights like the 50th‑anniversary show at Central Park’s Bethesda Terrace attended by Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Hillary Clinton, Jessica Chastain, and Anne Hathaway.
- Foley frames the work as evidence of Lauren’s endurance and consistency, noting his status as the longest-running founder‑designer after Giorgio Armani’s death in 2025.