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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

      Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)   NOVEMBER 8, 2006


                          POLO RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


                                    DELAWARE
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


         001-13057                                    13-2622036
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    (Commission File Number)               (IRS Employer Identification No.)


  650 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK                          10022
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 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                      (Zip Code)

                                 (212) 318-7000
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                 NOT APPLICABLE
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

      Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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            Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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ITEM 2.02.     RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

        On November 8, 2006,  Polo Ralph  Lauren  Corporation  (the  "Company")
reported its results of operations for the fiscal  quarter ended  September 30,
2006.  A copy  of the  press  release  issued  by the  Company  concerning  the
foregoing is furnished  herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated  herein by
reference.

        In  addition,  on November 8, 2006 the Company  conducted a  conference
call  during  which the  results of  operations  for the fiscal  quarter  ended
September  30,  2006  were  presented.  A  transcript  of the  presentation  is
furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

        The information in this Form 8-K,  including the accompanying  exhibit,
is being  furnished  under Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed to be "filed"  for
the  purposes  of  Section  18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934  (the
"Exchange  Act"),  or otherwise  subject to the liability of such section,  nor
shall such information be deemed  incorporated by reference in any filing under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  or the Exchange Act, regardless of the
general incorporation language of such filing, except as shall be expressly set
forth by specific reference in such filing.



ITEM 9.01.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

       (a)     Financial statements of business acquired.

               Not applicable.

       (b)     Pro forma financial information.

               Not applicable.

       (c)     Shell company transactions.

               Not applicable.

       (d)     Exhibits.

               EXHIBIT NO.       DESCRIPTION
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                  99.1           Press Release, dated November 8, 2006
                  99.2           Presentation Transcript, November 8, 2006




                                      SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Registrant  has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                       POLO RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION



Date:  November 9, 2006                By: /s/ Tracey T. Travis
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                                           Name:  Tracey T. Travis
                                           Title: Senior Vice President and
                                                  Chief Financial Officer





                                EXHIBIT INDEX



EXHIBIT NO.       DESCRIPTION
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   99.1           Press Release, dated November 8, 2006
   99.2           Presentation Transcript, November 8, 2006