The Official RRL Thread

[Viral]

any discount codes these days? or any coming up?

 

[oynag]

I feel a sale in my bones. Like a faint electrical current, it's there. Or out there somewhere.

(It's usually around Easter...)

 

[zippyh]

I think the designer sale usually starts mid/late May.

 

[Willywalderbeast]

New guy here... Late to the party as I only really just started to fall in love with the RRL line in the recent years. I first became aware of RRL about three years ago when I flew out west to pickup a vintage BMW motorcycle I purchased off eBay. In our 4,000 mile camping trip thru the south west and then up the coast of California I ended up purchasing a Schott x RRl leather jacket in LA before heading into colder weather exploring Big Sur and San Fran. Recently in searching for a specific bag I came across this thread and figured id join. Love going through the older posts and seeing pieces from past seasons!

Said jacket. I guess the story goes Ralph wanted to buy one of the original Schott Perfectos that was on display at Schott NYC, it wasn't for sale and instead they let him "barrow" it long term. Following that they ended up replicating the 1928 Perfecto in a collaboration with RRL.

Recent engineer boots I just picked up off eBay. Sending them out to Brian at Roll Club in LA to have them resoled with his signature high "woodsmen heel" and role club half soles. Super excited to see them finished!

Also just got this bag in today! I was looking for this early style bag for a while now.

 

[mfbnyc]

I saw a 10% offer if you sign up for a new account online. To get that, delete all of your cookies. Otherwise, the spring sales usually start around tax day.

 

[FlaSurfer]

New guy here... Late to the party as I only really just started to fall in love with the RRL line in the recent years. I first became aware of RRL about three years ago when I flew out west to pickup a vintage BMW motorcycle I purchased off eBay. In our 4,000 mile camping trip thru the south west and then up the coast of California I ended up purchasing a Schott x RRl leather jacket in LA before heading into colder weather exploring Big Sur and San Fran. Recently in searching for a specific bag I came across this thread and figured id join. Love going through the older posts and seeing pieces from past seasons!

Said jacket. I guess the story goes Ralph wanted to buy one of the original Schott Perfectos that was on display at Schott NYC, it wasn't for sale and instead they let him "barrow" it long term. Following that they ended up replicating the 1928 Perfecto in a collaboration with RRL.
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Recent engineer boots I just picked up off eBay. Sending them out to Brian at Roll Club in LA to have them resoled with his signature high "woodsmen heel" and role club half soles. Super excited to see them finished!

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Also just got this bag in today! I was looking for this early style bag for a while now.
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Good stuff! Welcome to the club of addicts..

 

[zippyh]

Stag has 20% off denim and jackets. Cowboy jacket in L.
https://stagprovisions.com/collections/rrl/products/rrl-cowboy-denim-jacket-ss18
Edit: gone now.

 

[Willywalderbeast]

New tote I scored last week...

 

[styleforumfan]

RRL jeans sizing question:

Are the "slim" and "slim narrow" cuts pretty consistent in terms of sizing across different washes and colors? Is it a safe "blind buy" online if you found your size?

Thanks.

 

[aquila49]

New guy here... Late to the party as I only really just started to fall in love with the RRL line in the recent years. I first became aware of RRL about three years ago when I flew out west to pickup a vintage BMW motorcycle I purchased off eBay. In our 4,000 mile camping trip thru the south west and then up the coast of California I ended up purchasing a Schott x RRl leather jacket in LA before heading into colder weather exploring Big Sur and San Fran. Recently in searching for a specific bag I came across this thread and figured id join. Love going through the older posts and seeing pieces from past seasons!

Yes, welcome to the Disposable Income tribe!

 

[Fenderplyr]

RRL jeans sizing question:

Are the "slim" and "slim narrow" cuts pretty consistent in terms of sizing across different washes and colors? Is it a safe "blind buy" online if you found your size?

Thanks.

Best way would be to ask the seller for measurements if possible. I've bought and sold so many jeans and pants from RRL thinking they were my size only to have them be a size too big or too small. while 31 slim narrow rigids fit me well, a heavily distressed model MIGHT run a size or two bigger

 

[shellback]

One of the recent pickups from the sale. The cotton linen blend engineer jacket. Didn't think an engineer could look rugged enough in linen but was pleasantly surprised, and to top it off the fabric is selvedge View attachment 898778

I'm looking at purchasing one of these on ebay and was wondering if your tag listed "Superior in Fit - Fabrig - Finish"

The "G" threw me off and I was wondering if it was a fake or if that's normal.

 

[Two Shoes]

Gotta rant for a sec...

I went to the RRL store on Melrose a couple weeks ago to try on and possibly buy a few things. The sales associate was helpful and professional until I told him that I wanted to give it some thought and maybe I'd be back in a bit. He was visibly annoyed and snippy and disregarded me as I left.

I get it, he wanted the sale. And I know that it sucks to cater to somebody and treat them like a high-value customer for 20 mins and then have them not buy anything. But all of that just seems like really poor customer service. Class is treating the customer equally well, whether they buy something immediately or not. I wanted to think about the items but, after he turned ****** on me, I left and ordered online.

It felt like management cared more about hiring a model that they could dress up with the right look to pretend to be a sales person without any real training or actual customer care.

Also, there seems to be a total disconnect between their in-store and online. They kept trying to steer me away from looking at items online. Almost like they were in competition.

The whole thing soured me on the brand a little bit. And made me question the value of the items. I really liked the chore coat but felt the quality did not earn the $600 price.

I decided from that point that I would only buy RRL on sale and online, while occasionally going into the store to try things on solely for size (and make the models sales people waste their time with me).

 

[styleforumfan]

Gotta rant for a sec...

I went to the RRL store on Melrose a couple weeks ago to try on and possibly buy a few things. The sales associate was helpful and professional until I told him that I wanted to give it some thought and maybe I'd be back in a bit. He was visibly annoyed and snippy and disregarded me as I left.

I decided from that point that I would only buy RRL on sale and online, while occasionally going into the store to try things on solely for size (and make the models sales people waste their time with me).

Funny I was there recently and got exactly the same treatment. I bet the SAs are too spoiled by the ballers in BH and expect everyone who walks in to drop a couple of grand without blinking an eye.

 

[oynag]

I decided from that point that I would only buy RRL on sale and online, while occasionally going into the store to try things on solely for size (and make the models sales people waste their time with me).

A wise strategy. That's a bummer you had such a poor experience. While I haven't been to Melrose, I've had good luck at the Ralph Lauren store in San Francisco. The staff there is hands-off and like talking about the brand.

[Slight tangent- was there last weekend and the Double RL selection was the weakest it's ever been. That reversible satin bomber with the birds on the front is nice, though.]

My regular SA in Aspen is excellent. Both of my experiences have been at Ralph Lauren mainline stores, so maybe there's a difference. Point being, keep searching for a good SA and it'll pay dividends.