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Polo Wooden Ski Bear sweater
The Polo Bear (recreated in miniature) is seen as a downhill skier on a simple red sweater. He is completed mainly in clay in  his alpine green sweater with dark stripe and white snowflake details, tweed trouser pants,boots and skis. To keep his ears warm he sports ear muffs. This is from the vintage…
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Polo 1993 “North River White Water” rugby shirt
Another classic from the 90’s from RLPC. Continuing their rafting/nautical themes this rugby shirt came in a deep green with a blue band across the midrift and red border. On top graphics of two oars (containing the words ‘Polo’ and ‘1993’) cross over one another with ripples of water stretching across them. The swirly gold/yellow…
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RL “Ghost Ski” ski jacket miniature
The RL “Ghost Ski” RL2000 jacket in miniature. Sleek,simple, dark and bold. This miniature recreates the elements of the original….A dynamic skier in silhouette, in full ‘tuck’ racing stance against early computer LCD style lettering. Various slogans from RL abound: RL2000, RLPC, POLO 1967, COMPETITION. Such a powerful yet simple piece from the popular RL2000…
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Cortina Shirt Miniature
1920’s Art Deco travel poster graphics. Vibrant. Energetic. Action sports. On a shirt. In miniature. Skiing in the Dolomites, Italy. There can be few more romantic locations. The skier explodes, airborne, across the back of this navy button up shirt.A spray of snow falls and sprays below and outwards. Another classic piece of clothing from…
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P Tennis Shirt
A richly detailed miniature version of another polo classic…the ‘P Tennis Shirt’. A detailed mix of a dramatic scene of a lawn tennis player’s forehand return watched on by spectators, a sepia print photo of a tennis team,tennis racquets,ticket passes all topped off with a bold P. This is a double sided shirt with an…
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Polo Cup Contest Polo Sport Tennis Shirt
Another art deco styled vintage polo shirt from Ralph Lauren’s Polo Sport. This is a very hard to find short sleeved polo shirt with superb tennis themed graphics. A vintage dressed tennis player plays a back shot with international flags billow in the wind at the Polo Cup Contest
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Polo Promotional balls
Apart from clothing and homeware, some RL collectors will look for unusual items. Ralph Lauren have released various unusual items over the years including Polo Sport walkmans, coolboxes, dominoes, cigar cases and many more pieces,often acquired as promotional gifts with purchases of perfume. Recreated here in miniature are some of the sport related items; Polo…
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Golfbags Jacket
Golf is another of the recurring RL themes and indeed a whole line, “RL Golf” was developed for this particular sport. Here we have a Polo Golf summer cotton jacket with interesting graphics on the rear. Across a diagonal blue/white background three golf bags, stuffed with clubs and with on on the right also equipped…
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Ski Knit
Another whimsical ski scene mapped out across a woolen knit….recreated in miniature. This quaint sweater depicts alpine trees, a man skiing (with scarf bellowing behind him as he descends), mountains in the background and above all that shimmering stars in the sky. This miniature has been created using clay entirely, with each color and piece…
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R.L.Y.C Yachting/Sailing Jacket
Functionality and design meet in this inspiring piece…..recreated in miniature. The Ralph Lauren Yacht Club sailing jacket (which also features the popular , Dick Tahsin designed logo of the line ‘CP’ on the chest) features a two part color way of rich sunflower yellow and medium blue. The jacket fasteners are the very unique ‘fireman’s’…
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RL Ducati Sweater
Recurring themes within RL designs include: Skiing,climbing,outdoors sports,equestrian events,dogs and here motorcycles. This jet black woolen roll neck sweater features a Ducati race bike mid race, while to the left digital readouts of RL, Polo Ralph Lauren and the time difference of 0.6067 neatly includes the important number 67. Artist Joseph Vaughan originally wanted to…
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Polo Cycle Climb Ski Top
Another graphic power piece from the mind of Dick Tahsin who worked as a graphic illustrator for Ralph Lauren from 1986 to 1996. This roll/ski neck top features striking monochrome graphics juxtaposed against a technicolor fading logo. The subjects represent the extreme outdoors athletes which RL has an affinity with ; a mountain biker astride…
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Saddle and Mallets Sweater
Another desirable piece of knitwear…..realized entirely from clay in miniature. This sweater features a saddle, two mallets and balls, gloves and bridles…..and underscored with bold off axis POLO lettering. In a dark olive green this is a true gem amongst collectors!
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RL 2000 Ski Bear Sweater
This rich, vibrant and jaunty number features another incantation of the Polo Bear Series. On this sweater we see the futuristic ‘RL 2000’ bear dressed in his black ski suit (with black/grey details), eye protection and sunglasses. RL 2000 was yet another line from Ralph Lauren and pieces from this line are popular with aficionados.…
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The ‘Number 2 Bear’
So many fantastic designs of the Polo bear seem to be in existence….in one he is skateboarding, another swinging a golf club, sipping a martini and in this one keenly watching a polo match from the sidelines. Comprised from polymer clay, this miniature sculpture features what is known as the ‘Number 2’ bear sweater due…
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The 92 Firetruck or “Carlton Banks” Sweater
This miniature recreates the iconic Firetruck sweater released in 1992.A must have amongst collectors, this whimsical woolen wonder combines knitted graphic depictions of a firetruck carrying a christmas tree, forest green snow flakes,plaid style interlocking patterns and nordic inspired influences.It is also known as the “Carlton Banks” due to the side kick character to Will…
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The RL Fireball Aztec Ski jacket
Ralph Lauren has used the Aztec/Navajo/Indian Blanket theme on many pieces over the years for sweaters,shirts,blankets and jackets, harking back to the wild west and american history or perhaps to some ancient civilization. This very popular ski goose jacket is another incantation. Made up of fading bands of color with graphic overlays of geometric shapes…
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Polo Sportsman Knit
This miniature recreates a remarkable piece of vintage Ralph Lauren knitwear…..The Polo Sportsman Sweater. Usually to be found in a rustic olive green color and from the popular ‘Sportsman’ line this warm chunky woolen sweater has its unique graphic print applied straight onto the wool. The cartoon graphic depicts a rugged angler struggling to land…
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Polo Sportsman Central Forestry Service Shirt
The popular Polo Sportsman line of shirts,sweaters,T shirts etc is another highly sought after line.It has a rugged outdoors feel often with imagery of wild open plains,elks and deers, fishermen tussling with their catch or ,as in the case of this long sleeve shirt the dynamic graphic of a skier carving a line across a…
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St Tropez Grand Prix Shirt
Set against a jet black shirt this cartoon graphic of a classic sports car roaring through St Tropez,this miniature by artist Joseph Vaughan attempts to faithfully recreate another Polo classic..Details include a background of buildings and palm trees typical of St Tropez and the lettering which appear on the actual shirt…topped by the pure white…
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P Wing sweatshirt
Another important piece.This “P-Wing ” sweatshirt has been recreated using colored clay for the ‘hoops’ across the arms/shoulders and acrylic paint for the P Wing motif.
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Polo Ralph Lauren Sochi Olympic team Cardigan
The Sochi Olympic USA Team cardigan….as a miniature sculpture.Ralph Lauren took a very bold patriotic stance to this years Olympic uniforms for the USA Olympic team.Opinion is rather divided on this item with some feeling it is too garish ,while others see it as an instant classic….whatever your opinion it has to be said that…
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P-Wing T Shirt
The symbol to make any Polo collector’s heart skip a beat,the ‘P-Wing’.The winged P made its debut during the 90’s as a sports line and ever since was a must have for serious collectors.Prices are sky high for these vintage gems. Here one of the popular T shirt designs has been recreated,with solid blocks of…
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Artistic representations of Collectable Ralph Lauren pieces by Joseph Vaughan
A collection of the most-sought-after and collectable vintage Ralph Lauren pieces,lovingly reproduced in miniature, by Joseph Vaughan.A Musician/DJ/writer and collector of Ralph Lauren items,the artist has devoted himself to producing 50 pieces of the best collectable RL merchandise ,in 1/12th scale…. The artwork explores the chronology of RL graphics,logos and designs and in the labour…