RALPH LAUREN AUTUMN/WINTER 2015-16 READY-TO-WEAR NEW YORK

When the talk of New York fashion week isn’t revolving around the brutal weather front, then it’s chat about newest latest happenings. This week, that’s only been about one thing: the Polo Bar restaurant – Ralph Lauren’s latest opening, a cozy, dimly lit den serving the best steak in town, a stone’s throw away from the new Ralph Lauren Polo Fifth Avenue store. Woody Allen has already been, so too half of the fashion fraternity. It’s a roaring success.

What to wear there? Well, Ralph Lauren of course. In fact, any piece from his collection this morning in 50 shades of brown would fit right in to the equestrian clubhouse feel. Take ‘Truffle cashmere’ for example – it conjures good things doesn’t it? Rich, expensive-looking deliciousness, in which to pour oneself come autumn. This was a classic RL collection; from the layered knitted ensembles, reined in with a low-slung saddle leather belt, to the two-tone wool and suede ponchos, shearling coats and oatmeal flannel trousers.

Let’s not forget the small matter of the Oscars coming up – no doubt, Ralph Lauren will get his fair share of red carpet mileage. Celebrity stylists would be wise to put a call in now to request that sublime black strapless gown, devastatingly beautiful in its restraint and simplicity. The woman in that dress can’t not but feel good about life.

This is exactly the sort of collection that his legions of women will shop at his Madison Avenue flagship here in New York – and anywhere else in the world for that matter.