Ralph Lauren’s FW RTW Presented A Romantic American Frontier

In the show notes for Ralph Lauren’s Fall/Winter 2026 ready-to-wear show, the 86-year-old designer made it clear he’s still passionate about adventure. And, in his collection, which had an air of Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian via the windswept pages of Wuthering Heights, he was true to his word. At once luxurious, rugged and steeped in a particularly American gothic drama, Lauren summoned a woman who was “a renegade spirit” with an enduring spirit of adventure and style….