Two hours north of the Ralph Lauren flagship store on Madison Avenue, in the Rockwellian town of Kingston, New York, sits what may be the most comprehensive collection of vintage Ralph Lauren tailoring in the world. Welcome to Thoroughbred New York.
Its owner, Laird Mackintosh, grew up in suburban Calgary, Canada. His first job as a teenager—working the floor in a Polo Ralph Lauren store—proved defining and “seared the Polo aesthetic into my mind forever.”