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Ralph Lauren is one of America's most treasured fashion designers. After serving in the United States Army from 1962 to 1964 and working for Brooks Brothers as a salesman, he opened a necktie store in 1967 under the "Polo" label. The rest, as they say, is history. Although 73-year-old Lauren lives on a 17,000-acre private ranch in the Rocky Mountains (don't act like you didn't see that Oprah special), the born and bred New Yorker has contributed to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts in a major way.

After 11 years of waiting, we’re not sugarcoating this: the candy mecca owned by Ralph Lauren’s daughter has finally made its way to the West Coast. Los Angeles, meet Dylan. Dylan's Candy Bar.

One of the best things about visiting Telluride is the drive from the airport, and I'm not talking about the scenery (which, by the way, is breathtaking). Your shuttle driver will most likely be a tour guide in the off season, and will give you the dish during the hour-and-a-half journey. As we passed small towns, our driver Pete "Roma" announced that he's lived in Telluride for twenty years and, man, the guy did not shut up. Surprisingly, it turned out it was all for the best.

First your Ferragamos and Prada sunglasses got the custom treatment, then your OC tote bag, and now Ralph Lauren will personalize your pajamas! Their classic long-sleeved pajama top and tailored pant set in lightweight striped cotton can now be monogrammed just for you. RL offers your choice of custom-embroidered initials in a selection of distinctive fonts for a mere $10 more.

For days that you roll out of bed and have little motivation to put on anything more than a t-shirt and jeans, I invite you to browse the blog of three LA-based sisters: Beckerman Bite Plate. Featuring daily updates on outfit shots, the blonde sisters come up with imaginative vintage-inspired outfits like you would not believe—the styling is truly unique and no fashion territory goes unexplored. Having collaborated with a handful of major fashion brands such as Aldo, Ralph Lauren, and Uniqlo, the girls have been designing clothes and jewelry for some time now (the Beckerman jewelry line is available for purchase on their site).

Last Friday, Ralph Lauren’s son David Lauren got engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Lauren Bush, which could result in the easiest name possible to remember: Lauren Lauren. David proposed to the former model and FEED founder at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, which is where they met over six years ago while attending Vogue's Costume Institute Gala. Now photos of Lauren's engagement ring have emerged, and it's a stunner. Estimated at three to four carats and $80,000 to $100,000, according to StyleList, the solitaire square-cut ring is classic, traditional, and very American—befitting a Lauren and a Bush. Gaze upon its blinding sparkle, after the jump.

According to Page Six, Richard Gere's Bedford Post Inn is on the cusp of falling apart. After losing Chris Tunnah, general manager of the Farmhouse restaurant, last year, they said bye bye to Chris Broburg, who's now pastry chef for The Four Seasons. The latest to jump ship is executive chef Brian Lewis. The Post speculates that Bedford resident Martha Stewart might be a candidate for take over, but the one-woman powerhouse denies any interest. After the jump, Bedford residents and neighbors of the Inn who could also serve as fitting proprietors.

There's no shortage of impossible-to-score tables in Paris's trendiest restaurants this week, but at dinner last night at the new Ralph Lauren restaurant, fittingly called Ralph's, I realized there was no better place to have a table. Ralph's new American-style bistro is located in a garden in the middle of his new massive Paris flagship store in St. Germain (one of the many exquisite rooms inside the Ralph Lauren boutique in St. Germain is above). The atmosphere—and the wait staff—is something to behold, and the food is delicious and satisfying in a way you don't usually associate with fashion week (think: comfort food). And while you might be feeling guilty about eating American fare in Paris, the menu beats any down-home spot on our side of the Atlantic. The crabcake and the burger were outstanding—and I eat a lot of burgers back home.