Polo Ralph Lauren
prep casualwear
Prep Americana · United States
Cheaper, worse made
Quality
7/10
Price
$$
Design
8 of 10
Reputation
9 of 10
Timeless · Quiet
Ralph Lauren
Ralph Lauren at a glance
Quality
Price
$$$Premium labels average 7.6
Value
6.6Better value than 72% of labels
Typical US prices
shirts $130-395, knitwear $165-1890
Ralph Lauren is an American prep americana label best known for American lifestyle wardrobe — quality 8/10, leaning very timeless and quiet.
Prep · Americana · Classic · Smart Casual · Wardrobe · Cult Following · Timeless · Minimal
Scores
Design
8.5 of 10
Reputation
9.5 of 10
Style
Quality 8 — 2nd of 16 prep & Americana brands (average 7.0). Value 6.6 — joint 92nd of 370 for quality against price; not on the Value Frontier.
Scores last reviewed July 8, 2026 · Sources: retailbrew.com (opens in a new tab), The Impression (opens in a new tab), coveteur.com (opens in a new tab), Wikipedia (opens in a new tab) · How we score
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