Stories
CULTURE
Spring 2025
Sand Pipers
The Hamptons is famous for both its legendary painters and delicious produce, but its most amazing crop was once the great American writer.
Spring 2025
Beach Reads: Ocean View
A hand-selected list of books—some new, some old—that capture life at the beach through the lens of classic coastal villages from Montauk to Maine
“WHAT I STAND FOR IS TIMELESSNESS—CLOTHES THAT ARE FOREVER.”
Past Stories
Fall 2024
The Boy From the Bronx
How Ralph Lauren’s sandlot dreams fueled his passion for sporting style
Summer 2024
Mounted in Paint
The author—a sportsman, naturalist, and artist—wanted to capture a sight few people have ever seen: the illuminated glory of the greatest game fish in the open sea.
Summer 2024
An Inside Look at The Outsiders
One of Broadway’s most anticipated spring shows brings to life the book we all read in high school with a style aesthetic that has inspired two of Polo’s most iconic looks—American prep and American workwear
Spring 2024
The Birth of Bond
Ian Fleming was, in many ways, the prototype for his creation. He cared about the finer things, dressed impeccably, and was a master of espionage—and the martini. A new biography brings his story to life with the pace of a thriller
Spring 2024
Locking Horns
1959 is considered the greatest year for recorded jazz. A new book examines what it took for Miles Davis, liberated by his time in Paris, and two other musical geniuses to make their mark in music history
Winter 2023
One Man Is an Island
He has persevered in extreme environments for nearly half a century, leading journeys to the polar regions and elsewhere that have tested the limits of human endurance. He has also written some 30 books, including a new biography of Lawrence of Arabia. Just don’t call him Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes
Fall 2023
Choice Cut
We’re not big on cultural roundups, so we decided to see if we could create one that looks at the creative pleasures of the moment - movies, books, series, music - with a decidedly Polo sensibility
Summer 2024
Match Points
The painter Josef Albers took the humble square and turned it into a study in how certain combinations of color can create magical effects on mood and seeing. He taught Johns and Rauschenberg, and he made Judd think twice. Look closely, and his work will reveal the secrets why certain colors look good together