![U.S. fashion designer Ralph Lauren, left, poses with French actor Alain Delon after being awarded Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, one of France's most prestigious distinctions, by French President Nicolas Sarkozy U.S. fashion designer Ralph Lauren, left, poses with French actor Alain Delon after being awarded Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, one of France's most prestigious distinctions, by French President Nicolas Sarkozy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E2X3Y9/us-fashion-designer-ralph-lauren-left-poses-with-french-actor-alain-delon-after-being-awarded-chevalier-of-the-legion-of-honor-one-of-frances-most-prestigious-distinctions-by-french-president-nicolas-sarkozy-during-a-ceremony-at-the-elysee-palace-in-paris-france-on-april-15-2010-photo-by-francois-moripoolabacapresscom-2E2X3Y9.jpg)
U.S. fashion designer Ralph Lauren, left, poses with French actor Alain Delon after being awarded Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, one of France's most prestigious distinctions, by French President Nicolas Sarkozy
![U.S. fashion designer Ralph Lauren, right, awarded Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, one of France's most prestigious distinctions, flanked with Editor-in-Chief of the French edition of Vogue, Carine Roitfeld, second right , U.S. fashion designer Ralph Lauren, right, awarded Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, one of France's most prestigious distinctions, flanked with Editor-in-Chief of the French edition of Vogue, Carine Roitfeld, second right ,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NDYJMF/us-fashion-designer-ralph-lauren-left-poses-with-his-wife-ricky-after-being-awarded-chevalier-of-the-legion-of-honor-one-of-frances-most-prestigious-distinctions-by-french-president-nicolas-sarkozy-unseen-during-a-ceremony-at-the-elysee-palace-in-paris-thursday-april-15-2010-ap-photofrancois-mori-pool-2NDYJMF.jpg)
U.S. fashion designer Ralph Lauren, right, awarded Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, one of France's most prestigious distinctions, flanked with Editor-in-Chief of the French edition of Vogue, Carine Roitfeld, second right ,
![U.S. fashion designer Ralph Lauren, left, delivers his speech after being awarded Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, one of France's most prestigious distinctions, by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, unseen, during a U.S. fashion designer Ralph Lauren, left, delivers his speech after being awarded Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, one of France's most prestigious distinctions, by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, unseen, during a](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E2X40J/us-fashion-designer-ralph-lauren-left-delivers-his-speech-after-being-awarded-chevalier-of-the-legion-of-honor-one-of-frances-most-prestigious-distinctions-by-french-president-nicolas-sarkozy-unseen-during-a-ceremony-at-the-elysee-palace-in-paris-france-on-april-15-2010-photo-by-francois-moripoolabacapresscom-2E2X40J.jpg)
U.S. fashion designer Ralph Lauren, left, delivers his speech after being awarded Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, one of France's most prestigious distinctions, by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, unseen, during a
![U.S. fashion designer Ralph Lauren, right, awarded Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, one of France's most prestigious distinctions, flanked with Editor-in-Chief of the French edition of Vogue, Carine Roitfeld, second right , U.S. fashion designer Ralph Lauren, right, awarded Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, one of France's most prestigious distinctions, flanked with Editor-in-Chief of the French edition of Vogue, Carine Roitfeld, second right ,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E2X3X6/us-fashion-designer-ralph-lauren-right-awarded-chevalier-of-the-legion-of-honor-one-of-frances-most-prestigious-distinctions-flanked-with-editor-in-chief-of-the-french-edition-of-vogue-carine-roitfeld-second-right-pose-with-german-fashion-designer-karl-lagerfeld-and-his-wife-ricky-lauren-during-a-ceremony-at-the-elysee-palace-in-paris-france-on-april-15-2010-photo-by-francois-moripoolabacapresscom-2E2X3X6.jpg)