Crocodile Tears Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Ok I was recently lucky enough to get invited into the global head design office of Mr. Ralph Lifshitz. Its on Madison ave between 59th and 60th st in midtown. Right next to Barneys New York. Anyway Bonkers isn't the word. I've been in a mansion or 2 in my life, east and west coast, and growing up here there was always legendary talk of the Polo Sport mansion on the upper east side, but that was basically a store. But this is the real deal (mind you its still an office). Decadence is about 1000 miles shy describing the set up. I didn't get to go into Mr. Lifshitz actual office but this is the Quadroplex lobby that leads into his 15 million dollar office. ALL CHERRY WOOD. Its kinda weird; (for me at least) following Polo since i was literally around 13, a year or 2 after I started writing graffiti, also around the time you get a niche for your own style and identity. Polo was a brand I always felt has been stylish and respectable, and I'm glad I was introduced to it at an early age. I would say 60% of the shirts and sweaters I own are Polo. They also own Club Monaco and Rugby if youz didn't already know. Okay here is the footage I snuck while I had the chance and no one was around to bother me or make me feel like a dick. Honestly this is as close as I have ever felt to getting to go to the north pole and see Santa's workshop. Hope you enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJZP35eH9WE Related --> If you have a few mins. Awesome: Mediocre: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pertplus1 Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 I say. That place is quite fancy. Quite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walid Jumblat Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Rather splendid, indeed. Although I do say, does the chap not fancy a window here and there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pertplus1 Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 A bloke that rich doesn't want such commoners peeping inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walid Jumblat Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Damned commoners, always ruining it for their betters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nappydugout Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 I have had it with these motherfucking cameras in this motherfucking Mansion!". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pertplus1 Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Negris folk aren't allowed in our mansions you bloody wanker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PickledBeetsOnTheStreets Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bed framed Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 How did you get invited there? And if that's an office where the fuck are the employees? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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allfreetime Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Croc said it is the "Quadroplex lobby that leads into RL's office". It's like a 4 floor decorative entryway into the guy's office, right? Where others may have a waiting room. I think that's very classic Vanderbilt, Rockefeller era New York. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crocodile Tears Posted December 29, 2012 Author Share Posted December 29, 2012 Exactly. No windows bc its cut in the center of a building. As far as the employees, there was a secretary behind the bronze dog that I waited to step away from her desk. Where the video starts is where everyone works. That portion of the floor is has all the windows, and racks upon racks of clothes and bust forms and layout boards material and design ideas next seasons stuff etc. Im assuming his office has windows too but think of it as a spiral staircase. I cant give away all my secrets, but my people know a few people. Guilty by association. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprotester Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 That's just flat out cool man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Harris Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 it looks just like my hoose with all that tartan everywhere... shout out to dallas penn too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_R_O_N Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Great Scott, By George, this place looks boring as fuck. old rich white swag is not swag at all. awww man our room is made of some totally vintage tree never understood the obsession with polo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Mr. Lifshitz is such an anglophile, lol. yo croc, next time take me along. pause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicenemyno.3 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 I have had it with these motherfucking cameras in this motherfucking Mansion!". We gonna have to burn the bed, bed sheets and the whole goddamn room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pet Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 The pink lamps are my biggest concern regarding the design... Pf pf pf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crocodile Tears Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 Those lamps are RED not pink, as you would think from the video. Its a 5 and its usually very good but the low lighting made some colors distort, but its still the best camera I've ever had in a phone This is the dude who designed the space. http://www.faulknerstudios.com/index.php#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=5&p=0&a=0&at=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineCabinet Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 would be bored in a few minutes & see whats there to fiddle with/rack. maybe some of those books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crocodile Tears Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 Well considering there was a Seurat painting in the stairway, I'm fairly certain there were also cameras tucked away that I didnt care to uncover. I was willing to risk awe for some photos but not theft for stupidity. I actually have a lot of respect for the dude. Read up on the guy he is a philanthropist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keepitrail Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 For some reason I can't get rid of the idea that if I were there, and Lo Man was showing me around, I would be inwardly retching. I think it's cool that you got to see something a little more exclusive that you grew up with - that's dope. But to say someone is a philanthropist who has a 15 million dollar office? I mean, if we're going percentage wise, by that standard a good portion of my friends are more than philanthropists, they're fucking gods... and they don't advertise it. But to be fair - I've always had a difficult time idolizing or admiring a person of extravagant wealth. [excepting any Dumas character] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crocodile Tears Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 I know he also has an automobile collection, but dude comes from humble beginnings and paid for all his house staffs kids to go to private schools. Theres a few more noble things hes done, but I dont care to argue that point. I think all rich dudes can go fuck themselves, but he isnt that bad. I dont idolize the guy but if I had to pick a successful person I would support he would be one for more then a few reasons. Lauren is as generous as he is successful. In 1998, his company donated $13 million to the Smithsonian Institution to preserve the original American flag that inspired “The Star-Spangled Banner”. In 2001, in cooperation with Sloan-Kettering, he established the Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care & Prevention in East Harlem, New York. Assisted by Polo Ralph Lauren designers, the interior of the Center features African-American and Latino art. Lauren also established Fashion Targets Breast Cancer (FTBC) in 1990, after his dear friend and fashion editor of the Washington Post, Nina Hyde, died of breast cancer. I know he treats his employees well and also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMF Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 2 L's UP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Have you seen the episode of oprah with him? Dude is a fucking baller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprotester Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 His car collection is bordering on Leno status. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Tour-Ralph-Laurens-Double-RL-Ranch/11 His ranch in Colorado, is snazzy as shit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineCabinet Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realism Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 old rich white swag is not swag at all. Yeah man like...streetwear and art school degrees in studio apartments and shit... The word "swag" is vile... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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