Less is more

Mr. Ralph Lauren himself

So Boom, me and some of my dudes were at the Prime Outlets in Williamsburg and needless to say, we went in that joint wit the Game Face...imean they have all of the stores and brands from Burberry, Hugo Boss, Lacoste, to Brooks Brothers, J Crew, and Ralph Lauren, imean they have everything at the outlet..so me and my dudes are coppin alil here and there but there is one thing that was on the back of my head wen we were all leaving..we all had bags from various stores but none of us had bought anything Polo and this begins my concern...Ralph Lauren is one of the most well known designers in the world and I believe the "most" popular in the USA...imean i dont know anyone who can honestly say they don't know who Ralph Lauren is and nor do i kno anyone who hasn't at one point in time in their life owned any article of clothing by Ralph Lauren...Even though he is extremely popular and well known, his clothing are of such high caliber that 4 decades i havent heard anyone even utter a word like Polo is played out or that shit was lame...but in the year of 2011, I can say that I hear conversations very close to this many times and this is my reasoning...First of all, Ralph Lauren will always be the more popular brand out of anything that u see in the malls and stores like Izod, Nautica, Tommy Hilfiger, Lacoste, etc. just because of the fact that its been around for a long time and he puts out fine products "hands down"! BUT......due to the SEVERE imitations of polo like "USPA" and "Beverly Hills Polo Club" for instance, this puts a damper on the legitimacy of Polo because u have ppl out here claimin that they're "Polo'd down" and they rockin sum off brand shit that Ralph Lauren has no part of...then on the other hand you have people that are wearing Ralph Lauren and Polo in ways that he didnt intend for it to be worn. To me its like when people get classy foriegn cars like Mercedez and Jaguars and they deprecciate the value of the car by adding unneccessary shit like 26 inch rims and putting TVs in the head rest and all that kind of shit..like cmon dude, we're not rappers and we're not making music videos, there is no need for that and there is no need 4 people to wearing top quality clothing the inproper way by buying the polo's with the horse logo that takes up half the shirt and wearing the polo hat, shoes, socks, pants, scarf to match...smh..ppl aren't realizing that you are degrating the clothes by doing stuff like that and its even worst wen you see lames with the OVERSIZED Ralph Lauren and they think they're flexin or sumshit...like cmon son...I dont even think wen Ralph was creating his clothes he was expecting for too many ppl to be buying XXL unless your over 6ft or you have some weight to u...but its dudes that are frail as hell rockin Xl and XXl and the shirts look like dresses on em and it pains me to see that shit...with all of this being said, Polo has become sooooo mainstream and popular that its not just for the ppl who are going for the clean cut, sophisticated look anymore...it has now gone universal to the thugs who still wanna be thugs but they just so happen wanna do it in Ralph Lauren apperal leaving guys like me who don't wanna be put anywhere near the same boat as them to go out and wear clothing that is less popular to the "public" and slightly more expensive so you can be distinguishable from the herbs that claim that they're tough shit cuz they have polo...Imma end this post by saying nothing is wrong polo and I'mma keep rockin my Ralph Lauren oxfords because they're dope and Polo is a top tier brand no matter how dudes excessively wear it in abundance but I have laid off of the Ralph for a while and gone to more of a high quality "hidden label" look bcuz sometimes less is more...just by wearing the shirt with that small horse or alligator is fine, you dont need your whole backside imprinted with logos and the hat to match along with the shoes...less is more


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