SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Murphy Steven P

(Last) (First) (Middle)
RODALE INC.
733 THIRD AVENUE, 15TH FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/28/2005
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
POLO RALPH LAUREN CORP [ RL ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
Remarks:
Exhibit List Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney
No securities are beneficially owned.
/s/ Edward W. Scheuermann attorney-in-fact 11/30/2005
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW EVERYONE BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Steven P. Murphy, hereby
make, constitute and appoint each of Mr. Jonathan Drucker and Mr.
Edward W. Scheuermann, each with full power to act individually
and with full power of substitution, my true and lawful agent
and attorney-in-fact and confer upon each such agent and
attorney-in-fact the power and authority, in my name, place
and stead, in any way which I could do if personally present:

(1) to execute for and on my behalf, in my capacity as an officer,
 director and/or stockholder of Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation
(the Company), any and all forms and filings required pursuant to
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and the rules thereunder, including, without limitation, Forms 3, 4
and 5;
(2) to do and perform any and all acts for and on my behalf (in any
of the capacities described in paragraph (1) above)) which may be
necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such forms or
filings and timely file such forms or filings with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
exchange or similar authority; and
(3) to execute and deliver on my behalf (in any of the capacities
described in paragraph (1) above) any other forms, filings,
consents, authorizations, certificates, instruments or other
documents necessary or desirable to authorize, approve, effect,
facilitate or consummate any of the transactions described above
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand on this 22nd day
of November, 2005.



						/s/ Steven P. Murphy
						Steven P. Murphy

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