Ralph Lauren, Part 1: Celebrating 50 Years of Design

In this first part of a two-part conversation, Oprah Winfrey speaks with fashion icon Ralph Lauren as he marks 50 years in the industry. Lauren reflects on his early days selling ties from a single drawer at the Empire State Building, driven by passion and conviction. He discusses the lessons he learned from his humble upbringing in the Bronx as the child of Russian immigrants. The conversation also turns deeply personal as Lauren shares the out-of-body experience he had when diagnosed with a brain tumor, and how it ultimately deepened his empathy.