His Touch is Gold

Ralph Lauren Can't Secure Reservations for Friends at His Paris Restaurant

 

 Is more restauranting in Ralph Lauren's future?

He opened a 13,000-square-foot store on the Boulevard St. Germain in Paris

 this past April, complete with his first European restaurant, Ralph's,

 which currently has a four-week wait to get a reservation.

 Not even Ralph himself can secure a reseration  for friends,

 he tells Harper's  BAZAAR.

Go here to read:

http://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/fashion-articles/ralph-lauren-interview-0910

"I read about 20 reviews, and they sound like my mother wrote them.

It's sort of shocking, and in Paris of all places.

Vera Wang called me — she was going to invite 10 people out to dinner

 — but even I couldn't get her in."

 

Or perhaps he'll move from restaurants to another revenue stream:

"I love creating something and doing more things and coming up with a new concept.

I love the challenge of new ideas. I like hitting different markets.

 I love the young market.

 I don't like designing dresses, but I like designing concepts, stores.

I like to open restaurants. I think I'd probably like to do a hotel.

I'd like to do a movie.

I don't know if I'll ever do them all, but maybe a few."

Well, ladies, maybe we can get some of our blogging friends who live

in France to tell us what it's like?

Would you go if you were in Paris?

I would, IF I could get a reservation...

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