Produce, Polo and Patina: Inside Ralph Lauren’s Intimate Summer Lunch at Mulford Farm

Ralph Lauren knows that visiting Mulford Farm isn’t typically the first stop on the Hamptons summer agenda. For most, catching sight of the historic farm and neighboring wooden Pantigo Windmill from a car window in East Hampton simply signals they’re close to their final destination. But on Friday, Mulford Farm wasn’t just scenery — it was the destination for guests headed to Ralph Lauren’s summer luncheon. The event was held on the grounds of the historic Mulford Farm, one of America’s most significant intact English Colonial farmsteads, which was revitalized with major financial support from Ralph Lauren. Before lunch, a representative from the East Hampton Historical Society offered tours of the Mulford family farmhouse as guests posed for photos in the garden right outside the front door, the scent of lavender following them across the farmstead’s lawn, where more activities awaited. There were Polo-branded cornhole lawn games, a Ralph’s Coffee truck serving up iced beverages and caffeine, and umbrella-shaded lounge setups stocked with handheld fans and stacks of the “Polo” newspaper (Beach Edition). Baseball hats were propped inside crates next to a wheelbarrow, and inside the historic Mulford Barn, guests were busy stuffing Ralph Lauren Hamptons tote bags with picture-perfect produce and

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