{"id":3662,"date":"2026-01-20T19:22:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T19:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/?p=3662"},"modified":"2026-01-20T19:22:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T19:22:54","slug":"is-old-school-making-a-comeback-or-are-we-just-tired-of-shock-and-awe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/?p=3662","title":{"rendered":"Is &#8216;old school&#8217; making a comeback, or are we just tired of shock and awe?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2026 Ralph Lauren Spring collection is out and it appears tome that they&#8217;re harkening to classic with a twist, but not excess. I can&#8217;t help but to ponder if it is a reflection of the burn-out we&#8217;re all experiencing because there&#8217;s simply too much of everything, or if it a scale back because of current economic conditions. RL has always been pricey, particularly for the replay great stuff. Some of the pieces i his collaboration efforts are stunning and come with stunning prices. I do appreciate the not to indigenous people&#8217;s of North America, but it also has a tiny taste of cultural appropriation. Maybe I should sell some of my turquoise. \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"RALPH LAUREN | Ralph Lauren Purple Label and Polo Ralph Lauren Fall 2026 Presentation\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LJW8utbSbIU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"RALPH LAUREN | Polo Ralph Lauren | Artists In Residence: Polo Ralph Lauren x T\u00d3PA\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ClGGpOdvJ8o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"RALPH LAUREN | Artist in Residence: Ralph Lauren Home x Naiomi Glasses &amp; Tyler Glasses\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Aqkn7UXHBNc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 Ralph Lauren Spring collection is out and it appears tome that they&#8217;re harkening to classic with a twist, but not excess. 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Maybe I should sell some of my turquoise. \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3662"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3664,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3662\/revisions\/3664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}