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Galerie Celebrates Ralph Lauren: A Way of Living with a Festive Evening in Palm Beach

In honor of the new book, the intimate dinner and cocktail party featured a holiday atmosphere inspired by island life

By Galerie editors
Elegant dinner table setting with candles, orchids, and greenery creating a warm, inviting ambiance for a special event.
The gorgeous tablescape at the Ralph Lauren and Galerie dinner. Photo: Weston Wells

Holiday gatherings generally conjure images of fluffy white snow, roaring fires, and yards of green garland. But a recent cocktail party and intimate dinner hosted by Galerie magazine founder and editorial director Lisa Fayne Cohen and editor in chief Jacqueline Terrebonne in Palm Beach, Florida, proves a fabulously festive atmosphere can also be inspired by tropical destinations. Held in celebration of the recently released book Ralph Lauren: A Way of Living, the evening’s decor nodded to Mr. Lauren’s own home in Jamaica, which is featured in the tome and serves as a favorite winter retreat for his family.

Guests at the Worth Avenue store were greeted by a towering arrangement of ginger surrounded by lush palms and monstera, along with copies of the book and flickering white candles in hurricane vases. Crystal coupes of Champagne and signature margaritas served in Old Fashioned glasses accented with polo mallet stirrers circulated on silver trays throughout the boutique’s first floor and rear courtyard, which proved a welcoming setting with linen throw pillows emblazoned with the RL monogram.

Elegant dinner table setting with lit candles, crystal glassware, and red floral arrangements creating a warm ambiance.
The table was set with Ralph Lauren modern hurricanes in brass (decorative) and Coraline crystal wine glasses. Photo: Weston Wells
Four people in formal attire smiling and posing together in an elegant room with plants in the background.
From left: Lisa Fayne Cohen, Scott Skier, Amanda Skier, and Sara Story. Photo: Weston Wells
Elegant outdoor dinner setting with a long table adorned with white flowers, candles, and decorative plants under arched ceilings.
The intimate dinner at the Cohens’ Palm Beach property featured a tasteful tabletop setting featuring the Somerville gold charger, Wilshire dinner plate in gold, Peyton salad plate in navy/gold, Coraline crystal wine glasses, Wentworth flatware in silver, Coraline extra large vase, classic hurricanes in brass (on table), Kenmore linen dinner napkins, Gaston stripe fabric in resort navy (tablecloth), and Modern Hurricanes in brass (decorative). Photo: Weston Wells

The merry spirit continued at the oceanfront estate of Lisa and James Cohen. The historic residence—built in 1929 by renowned financier, philanthropist, and arts patron Otto Hermann Kahn and designed by legendary architect Maurice Fatio—offered a perfect setting for al fresco dining in signature Ralph Lauren style. Barrel-backed wicker chairs surrounded a table covered in a wide-striped tablecloth ran the length of the generously deep-set loggia on the home’s central courtyard. Cascading white orchids housed in crystal vases, touches of gold decorative accessories and classic navy-and-white entertaining moments from the Ralph Lauren Home collection brought the pages of the book to life, capturing the very essence of resort chic.

Conversation flowed and moved from topics that included holiday travel plans and the importance of historic preservation in Palm Beach—but talk always seemed to swirl back to the book Ralph Lauren: A Way of Living (Rizzoli) and the profound impact his style has had on interiors since Ralph Lauren Home was launched 40 years ago. But perhaps Lisa summed it up best when she remarked, “I feel transformed when I enter a space that Ralph Lauren is behind.”

See more images of the fabulous evening below.

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Galerie Celebrates Ralph Lauren: A Way of Living with a Festive Evening in Palm Beach

Cocktail hour at Ralph Lauren’s Palm Beach flagship at 300 Worth Ave.

Photograph by Weston Wells

Cocktails served at Ralph Lauren’s Palm Beach flagship at 300 Worth Ave.

Photograph by Weston Wells

Ralph Lauren’s Palm Beach flagship at 300 Worth Ave.

Photograph by Weston Wells

Ralph Lauren’s Palm Beach flagship at 300 Worth Ave.

Photograph by Weston Wells

Ralph Lauren’s Palm Beach flagship at 300 Worth Ave.

Photograph by Weston Wells

Ralph Lauren’s Palm Beach flagship at 300 Worth Ave.

Photograph by Weston Wells

Galerie editor in chief Jacqueline Terrebonne.

Photograph by Weston Wells

Galerie founder and editorial director Lisa Fayne Cohen.

Photograph by Weston Wells

The intimate dinner at the Cohensu2019 Palm Beach property featured a tasteful tabletop setting featuring the Somerville gold charger, Wilshire dinner plate in gold, Peyton salad plate in navy/gold, Coraline crystal wine glasses, Wentworth flatware in silver, Coraline extra large vase, classic hurricanes in brass (on table), Kenmore linen dinner napkins, Gaston stripe fabric in resort navy (tablecloth), and Modern Hurricanes in brass (decorative).

Photograph by Weston Wells

Featured on table are the Somerville gold charger, Wilshire dinner plate in gold, Peyton salad plate in navy/gold, Coraline crystal wine glasses, and Wentworth flatware in silver.

Photograph by Weston Wells

Designer Sara Story.

Photograph by Weston Wells

Products featured include the Somerville gold charger, Wilshire dinner plate in gold, Peyton salad plate in navy/gold, Coraline crystal wine glasses, Wentworth flatware in silver, Coraline extra large vase, classic hurricanes in brass (on table), Kenmore linen dinner napkins, Gaston stripe fabric in resort navy (tablecloth), and Modern Hurricanes in brass (decorative).

Photograph by Weston Wells

Products featured include the Somerville gold charger, Wilshire dinner plate in gold, Peyton salad plate in navy/gold, Coraline crystal wine glasses, Wentworth flatware in silver, Coraline extra large vase, classic hurricanes in brass (on table), Kenmore linen dinner napkins, Gaston stripe fabric in resort navy (tablecloth), and Modern Hurricanes in brass (decorative).

Photograph by Weston Wells

Products featured on the table include modern hurricanes in brass (decorative), Coraline crystal wine glasses.

Photograph by Weston Wells

Lisa Fayne Cohen, Scott Skier, Amanda Skier, and Sara Story.

Photograph by Weston Wells

Lisa Fayne Cohen.

Photograph by Weston Wells
Two waiters in white uniforms holding trays stand in a lush garden with a decorative stone fountain in the background.
Server holding trays with champagne glasses in an elegant outdoor setting.
Tropical urn planter with pink flowers and green leaves beside lit candles on stone steps in a lush garden setting.
Outdoor bench with patterned pillows surrounded by lush tropical plants and flowers.
Entrance of a Ralph Lauren store with open doors, displaying elegant clothing and a flower arrangement inside.
Floral arrangement in a store display with stacked books and clothing on shelves in the background.
Woman in a floral blazer and skirt standing by a decorative staircase with plants in the background.
Woman in a floral dress standing by a decorated fireplace with orchids and a large painting in the background.
Elegant outdoor dinner setting with a long table adorned with white flowers, candles, and decorative plants under arched ceilings.
Elegant table setting with a menu on a plate, surrounded by a candle and a vase of red flowers.
A person standing in a luxurious dining area with elegant decor and long table settings
Elegant dinner table with floral centerpieces, candles, glassware, and gold plates, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere.
Elegant banquet table with floral centerpieces, candles, and palm leaves in a warmly lit room.
Elegant dinner table setting with lit candles, crystal glassware, and red floral arrangements creating a warm ambiance.
Four people in formal attire smiling and posing together in an elegant room with plants in the background.
Woman in a white outfit holding a wine glass, standing and smiling at a dinner table with guests in a warmly lit setting.
Two waiters in white uniforms holding trays stand in a lush garden with a decorative stone fountain in the background.
Server holding trays with champagne glasses in an elegant outdoor setting.
Tropical urn planter with pink flowers and green leaves beside lit candles on stone steps in a lush garden setting.
Outdoor bench with patterned pillows surrounded by lush tropical plants and flowers.
Entrance of a Ralph Lauren store with open doors, displaying elegant clothing and a flower arrangement inside.
Floral arrangement in a store display with stacked books and clothing on shelves in the background.
Woman in a floral blazer and skirt standing by a decorative staircase with plants in the background.
Woman in a floral dress standing by a decorated fireplace with orchids and a large painting in the background.
Elegant outdoor dinner setting with a long table adorned with white flowers, candles, and decorative plants under arched ceilings.
Elegant table setting with a menu on a plate, surrounded by a candle and a vase of red flowers.
A person standing in a luxurious dining area with elegant decor and long table settings
Elegant dinner table with floral centerpieces, candles, glassware, and gold plates, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere.
Elegant banquet table with floral centerpieces, candles, and palm leaves in a warmly lit room.
Elegant dinner table setting with lit candles, crystal glassware, and red floral arrangements creating a warm ambiance.
Four people in formal attire smiling and posing together in an elegant room with plants in the background.
Woman in a white outfit holding a wine glass, standing and smiling at a dinner table with guests in a warmly lit setting.