Guy Trebay The New York Times

The name of this delightful pleasure ground is, of course, the Polo Bar, Ralph Lauren's brand-new restaurant in Midtown.

There was a time, not long ago, when the surest path to modelling stardom was down the runway of a top designer's show, when it would have been unthinkable to find among the industry's top ranks a swimsuit girl whose main claims to fame were ad campaigns for Guess jeans and Beach Bunny Swimwear. But that was before social media altered the paths t...

The name of this delightful pleasure ground is, of course, the Polo Bar, Ralph Lauren's brand-new restaurant in Midtown.

There was a time, not long ago, when the surest path to modelling stardom was down the runway of a top designer's show, when it would have been unthinkable to find among the industry's top ranks a swimsuit girl whose main claims to fame were ad campaigns for Guess jeans and Beach Bunny Swimwear. But that was before social media altered the paths t...