04/25/2026
An invitation from Ralph!
More reporting from Milan today. We were lucky enough to receive an invitation to take a guided tour of the Ralph Lauren Palazzo that has been styled and open to select designers. Ralph Lauren bought this building several decades ago and completely renovated everything for both his personal residence but also as a stage for runway shows and design meetings. After all, Milan is one of the great fashion capitals of Europe and hosts fashion weeks as well as home and commercial design weeks during the year. For this week, the walls were completely redone with new paneling, flooring and furnished with the newest collection for display. Our guide and associate with Ralph Lauren, Max, was wonderfully attentive and gave us the full story on the leather, the fabrics and the careful fabrication of everything we saw and it was both an informative and magical visit to this beautiful palazzo.