Ralph Lauren, a legendary American designer who's name had become synonymous with preppy-chic, is being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Ralph Lauren has made history as the first fashion designer to ever receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The style icon, 85, was presented the award — the nation’s highest civilian honor — by President Biden, 82, in Washington on Saturday afternoon.

After decades of being nearly synonymous with American fashion, the 85-year-old became the first fashion designer to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

T his weekend in Washington, Joe Biden awarded Ralph Lauren the Presidential Medal of Freedom, making him the first fashion designer in history to receive the highest civilian hon