AN ODE TO SAILING CLUB CHIC

Be assured, all is as happy, bright and glossily perfect as ever in Ralph Lauren land. The reigning emperor of American fashion had steered his sailboat away from domestic shores and instead looked to his Jamaican holiday home for inspiration in a seafaring ode to the preppy offduty dressing that has made him a billionaire.

Vintage illustration sweaters, gold-buttoned blazers and ropetied canvas culottes combined novelty with the classic look of the yacht club. It was the collection’s first looks – ditsy florals and tie-dye patterns in shades of true blue – which were worth looking to for timeless summer holiday staples. Ralph Lauren AW18