She is the daughter of American fashion designer Ralph Lauren, and the owner of New York City"s Dylan"s Candy Bar, which claims to be the "largest candy store in the world". Dylan was born in New York City, New York, the daughter of Ricky Anne (née Low-Beer) and Ralph Lauren. Her father was the son of Jewish Belarusarian immigrants.
Bachelor in Art History, Duke University, 1996.
Her mother was the daughter of a Jewish father and an Austrian Catholic mother, both immigrants from Austria. Dylan is the youngest of three children. Her brothers are businessman David Lauren and filmmaker Andrew Lauren.
She attended the Dalton School in New York City and graduated from Duke University in 1996, where she studied art history.
Dylan founded Dylan"s Candy Bar in 2001. She was inspired by seeing Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory on her fifth birthday.
She was named one of the Top 25 Most Stylish New Yorkers by United States Weekly in 2007. Her favorite designers include Ralph Lauren, Alice and Olivia, and 7 Foreign All Mankind.
She was a member of the Beta Rho Chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta (Theta) at Duke.
