Ralph Lauren lines, and 'who makes what' - a definitive guide

[FsXClan1]

Thank you @sartorialism

Quick update: Received the coat and it is top-notch quality. Very, very warm with enough room to wear it over a suit (it's actually an overcoat).

 

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How can you tell if a Ralph Lauren Purple Label Kent model is a Caruso or a Saint Andrews?


fwedo or anybody else who can share.

 

[othertravel]

How can you tell if a Ralph Lauren Purple Label Kent model is a Caruso or a Saint Andrews?


fwedo or anybody else who can share.

Does it say hand tailored, or hand made?

 

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Does it say hand tailored, or hand made?

The neck-tag is purple and labels Made in Italy. The purple chest inner-tag labels Hand-tailored in Italy. No other identifier (name tag, manufacturer factory label, etc.) visible.

 

[othertravel]

The neck-tag is purple and labels Made in Italy. The purple chest inner-tag labels Hand-tailored in Italy. No other identifier (name tag, manufacturer factory label, etc.) visible.

Caruso.

The hand made line is St. Andrews.

 

[flipstah]

random guess, AE? I have seen AE tassel in the past for sure, so that's about the only Made in USA guess I have...

I'd agree. That looks like AE size stamping.

 

[fwedo]

The neck-tag is purple and labels Made in Italy.

Yes probably Caruso. Neck tag usually doesn't lie.

I have both Kent "handmade" and Kent "not handmade".

To me -i am not specialist at all- it's quite hard to see the difference. However Kent "not handmade" have handmade collar, handmade shoulders and handmade buttonhole at the chest (SA told me that, confirmed by my seamstress).

To add to confusion, you also have recent (around 2019-from now) Gregory and Kent with the purple chest inner "hand tailored label" even if they are on the lower level of price (around 2200/2600 euros).

And older (around 2016-2017) St Andrews Kent (around 4000/4500 euros) have only the classic purple chest inner...

 

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Yes probably Caruso. Neck tag usually doesn't lie.

I have both Kent "handmade" and Kent "not handmade".

To me -i am not specialist at all- it's quite hard to see the difference. However Kent "not handmade" have handmade collar, handmade shoulders and handmade buttonhole at the chest (SA told me that, confirmed by my seamstress).

To add to confusion, you also have recent (around 2019-from now) Gregory and Kent with the purple chest inner "hand tailored label" even if they are on the lower level of price (around 2200/2600 euros).

And older (around 2016-2017) St Andrews Kent (around 4000/4500 euros) have only the classic purple chest inner...

The one I have is from this season (2020). The price was $2,495 which I believe is the middle tier price of Purple Label for a sport jacket.

 

[othertravel]

If you need a morning coat, this is a great price:

Ralph Lauren Purple Label sz 40 R tailcoat Gregory tuxedo waistcoat bowtie $9995 | eBay

A beautiful new Ralph Lauren Purple Label handmade tailcoat in size 40 chest. At the start of construction, pattern pieces are manually cut by expert Italian tailors, ensuring precision of the highest caliber.

www.ebay.com

Retails for $10k, and is from the handmade line.

 

[AAE]

Who made RLPL trousers in 2013?

The trouser is from the madison line and is quite roomy for a size 32 inch waist. What super would these be?

 

[styleforumfan]

Who makes RLPL "Made in Italy" linen shirts?

 

[othertravel]

The consensus a while back was that the RLPL shirts were made by Lorenzini. But I can't confirm.

 

[fwedo]

From what i see from my own RLPL shirts, there is at least two main finishes :

- the sartorial finish : available RTW and MTM. They have split yoke, gusset reinforcement and offset armhole (sorry, don't know if it's the good translation for "emmanchure décalée" in french). they also have the "sartorial" label under the RLPL label.

- the sport finish (linen, plaid, and most casual shirts) have none of the upside spec. They are the most common RLPL shirts.

Both are made in Italy, probably by Lorenzini. They have a new supplier for "handmade MTM".
He is based in Napoly, but I don't own any handmade MTM shirts (yet). I have seen a "handmade MTM shirt" at a RLPL trunkshow 2 years ago and it was really really good with a very "handmade" feeling (sewing was beautiful).

- 2 years ago, they tried to sell made in Turkey shirts (similar to sport finish) but i think they have stopped this (at least in Europe)

 

[styleforumfan]

The consensus a while back was that the RLPL shirts were made by Lorenzini. But I can't confirm.

Is Lorenzini good?

 

[aabbcc]

Looking to get a down jacket and this one from ralph lauren fits me very well. Anyone knows who actually makes it since its similarly priced to Herno?

Polo Ralph Lauren Layered-Effect Down Jacket

https://www.ralphlauren.eu/se/en/reversible-down-jacket-588882.html?dwvar588882_colorname=Collection%20Navy&cgid=men-clothing-jackets-coats&webcat=Men%2FClothing%2FJackets%20%20%20Coats