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Ralph Lauren hosts intimate affair to showcase new collection


Anna Wintour and Glenn Close among 100 guests of understated runway at Madison Avenue skyscraper

So it was something of an about-face when for his latest collection, shown on Monday in New York, he chose the sleek skyscraper on Madison Avenue that houses his corporate headquarters to host just 100 guests, including Kerry Washington, Anna Wintour, Jessica Chastain and Glenn Close in a sparkling white suit. Glittering body-hugging gowns came topped with cowboys hats, while other models wore sharply tailored tuxedos or patinated leather ensembles that hinted at life on the ranch, albeit a very glamorous version of it. While Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, of the label The Row, recently asked attenders not to take photos of their presentation and provided them with notebooks and pens, to evoke a time before the internet and social media.

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