Fashion Intel: Mission No. 4 - Who Is Ralph Lauren?

Name: Fashion Intel: Mission No. 4 - Who Is Ralph Lauren?
Start: 2026-04-08T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-08T20:30:00-04:00
Location: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library

Schedule

Wed Apr 08 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library | Washington, DC

A book talk with author Alan Flusser about the iconic American Designer Ralph Lauren.
About this Event

Mission Objective

To equip attendees with deeper cultural, historical, and aesthetic intelligence on Ralph Lauren’s enduring impact—and to reaffirm fashion as a tool of identity, persuasion, and power.

FASHION INTEL MISSION BRIEFING

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The Fashion Intel Service activates Mission No. 4: WHO IS RALPH LAUREN?
An onsite intelligence briefing transmitted from Washington, DC, the global command center for fashion advocacy and cultural style analysis.

Mission Schedule

19:00–20:00 hours | Primary Briefing — Book Talk & Discussion
Author Alan Flusser, one of the foremost authorities on American menswear, presents Ralph Lauren: In His Own Fashion. This briefing will decode the innovative, timeless, and sophisticated strategies through which Ralph Lauren reshaped the global fashion landscape, from aspirational Americana to the architecture of lifestyle branding.

The discussion will be moderated by fashion attorney (Codename: M), who will frame the conversation as a public intelligence briefing for operatives who understand that style functions as strategy.

MISSION PURPOSE

This Fashion Intel mission connects history to action, moving from analysis to creation, demonstrating how fashion operates as advocacy in real time.

This mission supports High Tea Society | AskYourAuntea programs, advancing leadership and creative confidence for girls in Washington,DC.

Dress with intention. Think critically. Create boldly.
The Nation's Capitol dresses with purpose.

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Contact M with questions: 202-629-9261

This project is supported by DC Public Libraries and a grant from HumanitiesDC as part ot the Humanties Grant Program, an intiative funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.