Ralph Lauren launches collection with world-famous Alabama quilting artists

Ralph Lauren’s Latest Artist In Residence Collection Honors The Quilting Legacy Of Gee’s Bend

Ralph Lauren is taking their commitment to American fashion down South. In the brand’s latest Artist in Residence collaboration, they’re turning their attention to the legendary quiltmakers of Gee’s Bend, Alabama with a limited-edition collection created with renowned textile artists Claudia Pettway Charley and Loretta Pettway Bennett. For generations, the women of Gee’s Bend have transformed scraps of fabric into striking works of art, creating…

Ralph Lauren Launches Latest Artist in Residence Collaboration with Gee’s Bend

ralphlauren.com NEW YORK — Ralph Lauren this week launched Ralph Lauren x Gee’s Bend, the latest collaboration of the Company’s Artist in Residence program with Gee’s Bend textile artists Claudia Pettway Charley and Loretta Pettway Bennett. Gee’s Bend, Alabama, is home to a community of Black artists whose quilting has been shaped by generations of […]

How a rural Alabama quilting tradition shaped Ralph Lauren’s latest luxury collection

Deep in a curve of the Alabama River is the small rural community of Gee’s Bend. The site of a former cotton plantation where the residents trace their lineage to enslaved ancestors, it has recently become known for some of the most creative abstract art in America. The medium isn’t a canvas or sculpture: It’s the quilt.For centuries, the women of Gee’s Bend faced extreme poverty and isolation. They would save up whatever scraps were on hand—wor…

Ralph Lauren launches collection with world-famous Alabama quilting artists

Ralph Lauren has unveiled a collaboration with world-renowned textile artists from Gee’s Bend, featuring a limited-edition collection that transforms the Alabama community’s century-old quilting tradition into contemporary apparel and home goods.