What's Your Go-to Polo Shirt?

[jdgershbein]

The Sunspel did not work for me. Well made, yes, but I did not care for the drape or feel.

 

[jdgershbein]

I was curious about those SS Polos. They look great, but without putting them through the ringer, hard to say how the quality holds up. Seems like a big thumbs up from yoU?

The SS just didn't work out for me. Well made, yes, but I didn't care for the feel or drape.

 

[Henry S]

For me the perfect polos are:
Long sleeve - The Armoury Spread Collar.
Short Sleeve - Casual - Sunspel. Dressier - still searching.

I would love to love The Armoury short sleeve, but the sleeve length and back length aren't for me. The only option for me is going MTM, and they don't offer all the seasonal colors in MTM.

 

[willyto]

I wear exclusively short sleeve Cathcart London (Previously SJC) in different colours and fabrics. I like the spearpoint collars.

 

[DapperPhilly]

Those Thomas Main polo's look really nice.

 

[adschus]

Here’s perhaps a dumb question: is the fabric used on the sunspel Riviera polo unique to Sunspel? Can I find the rivieras open meshy type weave on other polos?

 

[Henry S]

The open weave of the polo is exclusive to them. Not sure about the fabric.

 

[Clouseau]

I got a black one of those and love it. The main thing I like is the boxy fit. That's part of why I like vintage le Tigre and Perlis.

Here they are in the three different colours (Black, Écru, Olive green) I like the EG detailing (stitching on the shoulders, button placket in another material, Chest pocket, rubber button).

 

[willyto]

Here’s perhaps a dumb question: is the fabric used on the sunspel Riviera polo unique to Sunspel? Can I find the rivieras open meshy type weave on other polos?

I don't know about their weave but a great fabric for summer polos/shirts is cellular cotton.

 

[leadbelly2550]

What brands are you guys wearing? Anything else worth looking into?

It varies. for inexpensive and durable, L.L. Bean polo shirts are a bargain. They're made of heavier pique-type fabric, so they feel somewhat heavy. Orvis angler polo shirts are made from jersey fabric; they look good and feel nice, pretty casual. They're not the most durable shirt, they'll get a few holes around the placket after a few years of wear. Orvis also makes pique-type polos, also nice, also not the most durable, mine developed holes where the ribbing is stitched to the sleeves after three or four years. I recently purchased a few Lacoste polo shirts. As you know, they run narrow and slightly short, so I order one size up. The pique fabric is on the lightweight side. If they work for you, you really can't go wrong with them, and the color selection is outstanding.

You could go another direction and look at golf-oriented polo style shirts. Peter Millar, Polo Golf, Fairway Greene, Bobby Jones are examples. I have a golf-obsessed father-in-law who buys far too many golf shirts & gives me a pile of them periodically. I don't play golf, but the shirts are nice, and Polo Golf has a different fit/cut than traditional polo shirts. These tend to be smoother cotton fabric, not pique or jersey. They're generally well-made and drape nicely.

 

[DapperPhilly]

It varies. for inexpensive and durable, L.L. Bean polo shirts are a bargain. They're made of heavier pique-type fabric, so they feel somewhat heavy. Orvis angler polo shirts are made from jersey fabric; they look good and feel nice, pretty casual. They're not the most durable shirt, they'll get a few holes around the placket after a few years of wear. Orvis also makes pique-type polos, also nice, also not the most durable, mine developed holes where the ribbing is stitched to the sleeves after three or four years. I recently purchased a few Lacoste polo shirts. As you know, they run narrow and slightly short, so I order one size up. The pique fabric is on the lightweight side. If they work for you, you really can't go wrong with them, and the color selection is outstanding.

You could go another direction and look at golf-oriented polo style shirts. Peter Millar, Polo Golf, Fairway Greene, Bobby Jones are examples. I have a golf-obsessed father-in-law who buys far too many golf shirts & gives me a pile of them periodically. I don't play golf, but the shirts are nice, and Polo Golf has a different fit/cut than traditional polo shirts. These tend to be smoother cotton fabric, not pique or jersey. They're generally well-made and drape nicely.

Personally if I was going to spend 80+ on a polo shirt this is the one I would be buying.

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[DapperPhilly]

 

[Allen22]

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Sorry, but what's the pants it is?

 

[DapperPhilly]

Sorry, but what's the pants it is?

 

[hysteria]

Any exp with the SS polos?

Looking at these cotton-silk blends - they look interesting.

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