The Polo
Polo Features
The polo shirt is a short-sleeved garment with a 3-4 button collar. It's the perfect mix between a t-shirt and a shirt.
It is timeless, unisex and comes in a multitude of colors, patterns and materials.
It's mainly worn during the summer season because it is light and therefore comfortable.
Do You Know His Story?
Contrary to what one might think, the polo was not actually invented by the followers of the sport of the same name, however, it is linked.
This garment was born at the heart of another sporting discipline; tennis. Athletes of the time had to dress elegantly on clay. They practiced this sport in long shirts and rolled up their sleeves but it was unsuitable. It was neither comfortable nor practical.
In 1926, Jean-René Lacoste, a promising French tennis player at the time, decided to remedy this problem by shortening the sleeves and the buttonhole. It will also use a more airy and solid fabric; quilted cotton.
It will be officially marketed from 1933. It is the birth of the polo shirt that we know today.
It will be very quickly adopted by polo and golf players and then democratized to a wider audience.
Its success has spanned the ages!
What is the link with the Sporting Discipline of Polo?
Before the invention of this garment, polo players, like tennis players, wore a long-sleeved shirt. Not adequate for the practice of their sport, they asked their tailor to improve their discomfort and this one had the idea of adding two buttons on each side of the collar of the shirt, so the collar no longer came annoy players at the slightest movement.
This is also a specificity that can still be found on certain polo shirts or shirts.
A Multitude Of Style
The polo suits everyone because it can be chic, sober or casual at the same time. It all depends on the outfit it's paired with. It is you who orient its style by associating it with the rest of your outfit.
Our house has declined this timeless with several fabrics such as traditional piqué cotton or organic cotton.
The colors are bright for a colorful summer!
The polo shirt is a classic to have in your wardrobe!
