Why This Capsule Collection By Ralph Lauren Is One To Wear With Pride

With Pride fast approaching – the event kicks off in London on June 8 until July 6 – Ralph Lauren has launched a capsule collection, celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community. Having partnered with the Stonewall Community Foundation, the five-piece gender-neutral collection will donate profits to various LGBTQIA+ organisations across the world.

From freeskier and Olympic medalist Gus Kenworthy to ballet dancer Harper Watters and actor Patti Harrsion and model Jacob Bixenman, the campaign – which focuses on self-love and expression – features some well-known members of the community. Created for both adults and children, the collection sees the iconic Polo Pony reimagined in rainbow stripes. 

From a polo shirt to a hoodie, tote and baseball cap, the range comprises of several pieces of outerwear. 100 per cent of the profits from the graphic tee and 50 per cent of profits from all other items will be donated to the Stonewall Community Foundation.

Since the Stonewall riots in in New York City’s Greenwich Village in 1969, in which several members of the LGBTQIA+ community carried out a spate of demonstrations against a police raid, the day has since acted as a catalyst in shaping a new cultural awareness for a group, who up until then, were largely ostracised from society.