**The Official Ralph Lauren Polo Thread**

[daruma]

There's always been a disconnect between RL marketing & their actual distribution/DTC business. It's gotten better over the past few years but still not ideal. Think like posting IG images/stories of things that are already sold out, or samples that will never see the light of day (for most of us lol).

I mentioned in the original post there was nothing new on the catalog yesterday morning, that has since changed - there's a bunch of new SS25 additions to the catalog as of right now. I'd imagine there may be some stores that have rec'd some of this stuff already but haven't put it out on the floor yet, but it's also possible a lot of stores won't see this physical inventory until late feb/early march.

isn't the UNDFTD color block jacket old? i copped it for $135 last year when someone posted it here

 

[bnice02176]

There's always been a disconnect between RL marketing & their actual distribution/DTC business. It's gotten better over the past few years but still not ideal. Think like posting IG images/stories of things that are already sold out, or samples that will never see the light of day (for most of us lol).

I mentioned in the original post there was nothing new on the catalog yesterday morning, that has since changed - there's a bunch of new SS25 additions to the catalog as of right now. I'd imagine there may be some stores that have rec'd some of this stuff already but haven't put it out on the floor yet, but it's also possible a lot of stores won't see this physical inventory until late feb/early march.

That pullovers nice if its NT thick and not ozempic status.

 

[Asho_TO]

isn't the UNDFTD color block jacket old? i copped it for $135 last year when someone posted it here

Yeah, I mean everything I posted there is technically SS24 or older I think. Outlets usually don’t get their items until a full year later - likely your jacket has a production date (on the QR code page) in mid-late 2023. The outlet version production dates will likely be mid-late 2024. Also don’t think that jacket had anything to do with UNDFTD, plenty of other retailers stocked it.

I’m just torn on which version I prefer, definitely need a new raincoat at somepoint.

 

[daruma]

Yeah, I mean everything I posted there is technically SS24 or older I think. Outlets usually don’t get their items until a full year later - likely your jacket has a production date (on the QR code page) in mid-late 2023. The outlet version production dates will likely be mid-late 2024. Also don’t think that jacket had anything to do with UNDFTD, plenty of other retailers stocked it.

I’m just torn on which version I prefer, definitely need a new raincoat at somepoint.

oh yeah, i didnt know you were talking about outlet pieces. but yeah that jacket would go with the UNDFTD 4's colorway

 

[supermanblue79]

There's always been a disconnect between RL marketing & their actual distribution/DTC business. It's gotten better over the past few years but still not ideal. Think like posting IG images/stories of things that are already sold out, or samples that will never see the light of day (for most of us lol).

I mentioned in the original post there was nothing new on the catalog yesterday morning, that has since changed - there's a bunch of new SS25 additions to the catalog as of right now. I'd imagine there may be some stores that have rec'd some of this stuff already but haven't put it out on the floor yet, but it's also possible a lot of stores won't see this physical inventory until late feb/early march.

Exhibit A

 

[kickvicisous]

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[bnice02176]

Exhibit A

This is like the legend of the NT polo thread is this knit

 

[Asho_TO]

Exhibit A

Lowkey - I can’t even blame them for using that photoshoot everywhere they possibly could So much fire that never made it off the prints. There’s a couple belts I’d love to own that you barely notice cause of everything else. I’m also only now realizing this jacket released this year.

Maybe there’s still a sliver of hope for the country tagged olive wading jacket, was pretty rattled when they had this print up in a factory store and the jacket never saw daylight.