Ralph Lauren is one of the most legendary clothing designers in the world. He began his career back in the 60s, and is best known for his fashionable shirts, jackets, sweaters, and ties. His clothing is renowned for its simplicity, natural colors (especially red, white, and navy blue), as well as clean, strict, confident lines. Over the course of his life, Ralph Lauren has been named Designer of the Year three times, and in 1995 he was recognized as "Best Men's Clothing Designer."
Where to buy?
The best deals on such clothes (especially children's, by the way) are in the USA. That's where our local resellers on VK and Avito bring them from, and that's where local stores get them. They just add a 30-40% markup, plus taxes, staff salaries, rent, and everything else. When you buy directly in America, you don't pay any tax (if you keep it under €500 per month), and you get the same items 50-70% cheaper. Some are even 200% cheaper (for example, fashionable Donna Karan clothes). And a large part of it simply isn't sold in Russia, especially items from new collections.
But even in America not all sites are equally profitable. Some offer additional discounts on products. For Ralph Lauren clothing and shoes there are four good options:
1. RalphLauren.com
The company's official American website runs constant sales. Hundreds of items in every category (women's, men's, children's, home goods). You're almost guaranteed to find a good selection of what you need. Discounts here reach 50%. Including items from the newest collections. For example, the most fashionable cotton jersey from Ralph Lauren can be bought this way for $39 (about 2550 rubles). There are no prices like that in Russia anywhere close.
2. 6PM.com
America's top outlet store for shoes and clothing. It sells manufacturer goods at big discounts. There are over 1300 Ralph Lauren items here — from handbags and sneakers to coats and jewelry. Discounts reach 85%. When searching, you can sort by biggest discount on the right and browse those. Clothes that cost $98 everywhere else online sell here for $29, for example. And some polo shirts from the brand cost $9.99.
3. Amazon.com
The biggest online supermarket, with a huge selection of Ralph Lauren goods — more than on 6PM. But discounts are much lower — usually within 5-15%. However, if the first two sites didn't have what you need, you can search here. The selection is enormous — over 30,000 items from this brand alone.
4. eBay.com
An option for experts. You can really find great brand items here for next to nothing. But you can also "get burned" if you pick a seller with an insufficiently high rating, especially at auction. At the same time, stores operate on eBay and sometimes have good promotions. This is also the only way to buy items from old collections (2000s, 90s and earlier), which are highly valued by collectors. However, you won't get discounts on those — quite the opposite.
Many of these stores offer free shipping within America (especially from a certain purchase amount, for example, from $30 or $50). But they don't ship to Russia or charge $60+ for it. However, you can have any purchases from the USA delivered quickly and cheaply through an intermediary. Prostobox.com, for example, will charge just $7 for this and deliver your package in 4-8 days. Considering that buying good clothes in America saves you many thousands of rubles, paying ~780 rubles for delivery turns out to be more than a good deal.
