What's Your Go-to Polo Shirt?

[JohnMRobie]

Another vote for the Smedley Sea Island and Sunspel being the only ones you’d need.

 

[prof.contingency]

I used to wear a lot of Smedley and Sunspel. But the new kid on the block is Colhay's, and they are really good. Especially, if you are on the slimmer side, the cut is very spot on.

 

[vida]

Orlebar Brown. The Sebastian fit is particularly nice with a trim chest and shorter sleeves.

 

[Goofy]

Ralph Lauren slim fit, Prada and Burberry. All holdup pretty well. I’m especially impressed with the quality of the RL. Sunspel makes a nice classic t-shirt, but be advised they are paper thin.

 

[mak1277]

I like Sid Mashburn and Todd Snyder both as well.

 

[rjkabk]

I see a lot of Sunspel in this thread and have been considering them for years. One issue is I like to tumble dry my polos, and the care instructions say not to do that for Sunspel. I can tumble dry my Ralph Lauren Polo polos with no issue, but I did that to a Lacoste once and it was never the same. Anyone tumble drying their Sunspels? How does it work out for you?

 

[pedroims]

Got few from Banana Republic, it should be good enough for this summer.

 

[jimney]

I prefer "knitted" polos. Have two ribbed merino (short sleeves) ones from John Henric which I like a lot, but only really useful in spring, like now. Also the buttons are ugly and I have to get around changing them.
Besides that, I want to get some old-fashioned "bolder" Italian knitwear (like those made famous by the Riplley film), for which I'm looking into Gran Sasso and Connection knitwear, currently.

Those last two brands are exactly what I’m looking for, but they’re always so much narrower in the shoulders and chest than what I need.

 

[smittycl]

Zegna linen polos for summer.

 

[bmac11c]

I've tumble dried my Sunspel Riviera Polos and the I find myself replacing them after a year due to color fading. I found that hand-washing and line drying is the best way to keep the color.

I see a lot of Sunspel in this thread and have been considering them for years. One issue is I like to tumble dry my polos, and the care instructions say not to do that for Sunspel. I can tumble dry my Ralph Lauren Polo polos with no issue, but I did that to a Lacoste once and it was never the same. Anyone tumble drying their Sunspels? How does it work out for you?

 

[Nikos]

I like Smedley, Handvaerk, Zanone. Sunspel Rivieras are good too, but I agree, they fade quite a lot.

 

[tilesomoole]

What's your budget?

If you're looking for a dressier look, these are hard to beat in the value-for-money category. The hidden button-down self collar is great.

edit: Look around and you can find a 3/$99 deal with free shipping. That's a steal for these.

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[roostertailedcow]

Russell 577, price is between 12 € and 25 €.

As a French, I should consider Lacoste but they are 100 €.

 

[Concordia]

For run of the mill stuff, Lands End is remarkably good. I like very much that they have a long size option, which means I can get a long enough torso (and sleeves for the winter) without going up to XXL. Now for graduate school winters, I can grab 8 long sleeve polos for the price of one bespoke shirt and cut amazing amounts off my cleaning bills.

LL Bean has long-fit shirts also, although I've come to prefer the Lands End flat weave.

For even better fit, I do custom order at Vastrm. Probably not possible to do so well now after Covid, but they used to send three different cuts to you in the mail and you could then work with them to get ideal shoulder placement, etc, and modify as necessary to get perfect size.

In days gone by, I used to be a Lacoste regular, but they kept moving production further away from France. They insist the cotton knit is the same, but I would need to be persuaded. I still have a few kicking around that were made in France-- if they start fraying more at the placket, I might have to try again to see how things are.

Ascot Chang also makes nice bespoke ones. They have my pattern down pretty well for other reasons, so all that is left to worry about is the collar design.

 

[Texasmade]

Usually wear Billy Reid or Sunspel. I used to wear a lot of Brooks Brothers but haven't really bought any in years.