The Ralph Lauren clothing and home goods brand has worked with USPS to release a three-item limited licensed collection honoring the Postal Service’s 250th anniversary.
The Polo Ralph Lauren USPS collection’s double-breasted wool twill coat ($1,298), leather satchel ($998) and mesh wool cap ($79.50) are inspired by letter carrier uniforms from different eras of USPS history.
The coat’s brass buttons are recreations of the original design used on vintage postal uniforms. Its burgundy cording references the transition from black trim in the 1950s.
The label includes manufacturing and serial numbers modeled after those on vintage carrier jackets. Its cuffs are embroidered with “1775” and “2025.”
An embroidered horse-and-rider patch, which appears on the shoulder of the coat and on the cap, is a redesign of the seal of the former Post Office Department.
The leather satchel pays homage to the messenger bags used from the late 1800s through the 1970s and is embossed with “U.S. Mail” lettering.
The company consulted with historians from the National Postal Museum to design the items.
Fashion influencer Drew Joiner interviews Alison Bazylinski, an assistant curator at the National Postal Museum, about the collection on his YouTube channel.
“The workwear collection for the Post Office is unique in that it does have such a long history, so you get to see that change over time,” she says in the video.
The items are available on the Ralph Lauren mobile app and at six of the company’s stores, beginning Nov. 24.
