The all-American brand is known for staging immersive experiences that transport guests into the Ralph Lauren world, and the Hamptons is a place of particular significance for the label’s founder and designer – a backdrop to cherished memories spent with friends and family. “It is more than a place,” he said, in the official press release. “It’s a natural world of endless blue skies, the ocean, green fields, and white fences, rusticity and elegance with a quality of light that drew artists here decades ago. It has been home, my refuge and always an inspiration.”

The Hamptons served not only as the setting but the design influence, resulting in a collection that embodied coastal sophistication, with louche draping inspired by the region’s rugged shoreline, all in a colour palette of white and blue, “echoing the pristine sandy beaches, expansive cerulean skies, and the depths of the Atlantic Ocean”.

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