Topic: Ralph Lauren

One Smokin' Jacket

A hot new jacket built with sportcar-like engineering.READ»

Social Entrepreneurship, the Creativity Economy, and Reciprocity: Investing in a Better World

  Since 1987, Echoing Green has provided seed funding and support to more than 450 social entrepreneurs with bold ideas for social change in order to launch groundbreaking organizations around the world. Echoing Green was ...READ»

Why Pay Less?

Fast Company today kicks off a column called "Spare No Expense" and I'm already intrigued. The column speaks to the "budget crunching" issues faced by the Beatles, among others, as well as the audacious pricing model of Intelligencia ...READ»

" Mom, look! Cool!"

Dylan's Candy Bar is heaven on earth for the sweet-tooth set.READ»

Advertisers -- Issue 50

Interact with the companies whose products and services are advertised in Fast Company.READ»

Fast Talk: The Creative Impulse

Five young professionals in the fields of fashion, design, publishing, advertising, and architecture discuss the source of their creativity and what drives it.READ»

Advertisers in Issue 46

Interact with the companies whose products and services are advertised in Fast Company.READ»

Advertisers in Issue 44

Interact with the companies whose products and services are advertised in Fast Company.READ»

60 Seconds With Gary Baseman

For two decades, Gary Baseman has been priming the engines of an artistic movement he calls "pervasive art." How pervasive? To date, he's crafted art for TV, books, magazines, toys, ads, wrapping paper--and, most recently, for the animated film "Disney's Teacher's Pet", which arrived to critical raves (but middling ticket sales). Fast Company stepped into Baseman's offbeat world to get his take on dealing with the suits, Martha Stewart, and what's with all that gore.READ»

Target Practice

The Michael Graves-Target partnership is the very model of a successful designer-retailer collaboration. But getting there was an occasionally bumpy ride.READ»

Bootstrapping: Weapon of Mass Reconstruction

Sramana Mitra's Bootstrapping: Weapon of Mass Reconstruction is a book for our time, because it's something real out of Silicon Valley. No more stories about legendary VC fundings or startup-to-IPO in six months. In this, the ...READ»

Jewelry Designs Remain Bold and Bodacious in Spring 2009

 Many designer jewelry experts recommended stock-piling up on statement Juicy Jewelry in 2008, with anticipation that the trend would continue into 2009. While the focus last year was on choosing one signature piece and ...READ»

Mercedes Reveals Successor to the Legendary Gullwing

The new car looks to be a worthy heir to what's widely considered to be the most beautiful car that Mercedes ever built, the 1955 300SL.READ»

Can Contemporary Design Make Harris Tweed Cool Again?

Sherlock Holmes's creator wore it. So did your grandfather. Can contemporary fashion and design make Harris cool again?READ»

Rush Hour

Russell Simmons, the godfather of hip-hop, has used street smarts and a platinum Rolodex to create a $300 million conglomerate. Now he's flexing his political muscle. Come inside the frenetic world of a modern entrepreneur.READ»

Fast Forward 2005: <span>55-58</span>

The future is something to get excited about again. Here's our look at the surprising people, ideas, and trends that will change how we work and live in 2005.READ»

Barbie Turns 50, Celebrates by Having Some Work Done, Dropping Price to '59 Levels

For 50 years, a certain American blonde with the figure of a Playboy bunny, the hair-do of a USC cheerleader, and the arches of a Conde Nast editor has been channeling the zeitgeist and fashioning her wardrobe accordingly. She ...READ»

• 50 Years of Barbie slideshow

The Great Peterman

A Spy in the House of WorkREAD»

Live Life Deliberately: Design A Vision!

People who live their visions always seem to have time to do the things they want to do – we often call them “go getters!” They’re focused, make decisions easily and smile often. And they’re flexible – they don’t get “stuck” in their vision and miss better opportunities. As Joseph Campbell said, “We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”READ»

The New Fabric of Success

Grupo M, the largest private employer in the Dominican Republic, makes clothes for Abercrombie Fitch, Hugo Boss, and Tommy Hilfiger. But this is no Third World sweatshop. Instead, it's stitching together a sophisticated pattern of growth.READ»

Foremost World-Changing Agencies

Saatchi S. Cone. Global Change Network. Emotive Brand. Frog. GreenOrder. DiMassimo Goldstein. Little Big Brands. 8 Agencies Changing the Industry - And the World.READ»

What Great Brands Do

Scott Bedbury knows brands. The man who gave the world 'Just Do It' and Frappuccino shares his eight-point program to turn anything -- from sneakers to coffee to You -- into a great brand.READ»

The Music Industry Goes Green

How musicians, venues, promoters, and labels are cleaning up their acts for the big summer season. READ»

• Music Goes Green
• The King of Green Investing
• Silicon Valley's Angel Investors

Nine Ways to Fix a Broken Brand

The marketing excesses of the past few years left broken pieces scattered across the branding landscape. As a result, many companies are left with bogged-down, boring -- even dying and dead -- brands. Now take a look at your brand: Do you know what's broken? Do you know how to fix it?READ»

Gold Standard

The Mitchell Gold Co. is bringing overdue change to an out-of-touch industry: home furniture. But unlike so many other mavericks, its primary competitive weapon isn't the Internet. Instead, the company is deploying a smart sense of design.READ»