I like to feature some of the new Polo Ralph Lauren flavor that I see come from the new designers at the brand, but none of them can create the anticipation or the excitement of the designs that were released in 1992. This is the year that the P-Wing collection exploded on the scene as well as the Stadium series which featured an embroidered patch that proclaimed the year of the collection.
For all the ‘Lo lifestyle heads that ran around New York City there were still some underground spots in Manhattan that held sick I.T.s in their stock. B.F.O. on Fifth Avenue was one of my favorite stops to copp the lifestyle. This spot was strictly for Brooklyn heads and the brands they carried matched the B.K. aesthetic. Brooklyn’s swagger was totally different from Harlem and from Queens. Brooklyn liked to rock the flashiest vines while Harlem was more into their kicks.
So a Brooklyn cat was more likely to sport some Moschino gear and Le Coq sneakers while the Harlem kids were cool with Carhartt and the latest and greatest Air Maxes from Paragon Sports. Incidentally, Paragon Sports is still in business and they even have a Polo Ralph Lauren section. Paragon is the last of the great sporting goods retailers. No matter what shit you do they have the gear for it. Even the most random white dude shit of the moment like skiing on the single sit-down ski. They got that.
As I start to to pull out my archives for one big eBay auction I have been searching the site to see what vintage Polo Ralph Lauren items are being sold for (and more importantly, who is buying them). I came across this auction for a vintage P-Wing fleece jacket exactly like the one that I sold on eBay back in 2000 for $325. The P-Wing series is one of my favorites because of the colorblocking design used on the garments which has a classic athletic look. The red, white and blue colorways are also my favorite.
The seller has listed the jacket at $1,340 dollars. I’m feeling slightly pwned for not keeping that jacket in my collection along with some of the other graphic I.T.s that I sold. Vintage Polo Ralph Lauren clothing is doing as well as, if not better than real estate over the same time period.