There was a very specific mood at Ralph Lauren this season, one rooted in modern sensuality, a sense of escapism, ample ease with restraint and minimalist touches. Held at the company’s headquarters at 650 Madison Avenue with celebrity guests including Naomi Watts, Laura Dern, Jessica Chastain, Priyanka and Nick Jonas, Maggie Rogers, Ariana DeBose, and Usher (the face of the new Ralph’s Club New York eau de parfum), the intimate show’s focus was on the clothes and attitude over spectacle.

It proved to be a strong message throughout the lineup, with strict shades of black, white and red leading his codes of mannish tailoring for the modern woman, signature sarong dressing and seductive day-to-eveningwear. It was a purposeful flip from fall’s moody, Edwardian-infused lineup — Lauren desired

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