Why do polo shirts have horizontal stripes, but dress shirts have vertical?

[bjornb17]

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[bleachboy]

Because of the British royal family.

(That's always the answer.)

 

[Master-Classter]

because you touch yourself at night.

 

[wEstSidE]

they make both in both ways.

 

[Harold falcon]

Originally Posted by wEstSidE

they make both in both ways.

x2. I've seen them.

 

[NORE]

You can get dress shirts with horizontal stripes (for those that need a sammich).

 

[GoldenTribe]

If you are referring to short-sleeve polo shirts, they are in the same family as long-sleeve polo/rugby shirts, which are a subcategory of sweaters -- and sweaters, tees and knits in general tend toward horizontal stripes, while shirting and suiting typically feature vertical stripes.

I have seen button-ups with horizontal stripes, but only a few times, and they looked undesirable frankly.

I have no idea about the underlying logic though.

 

[wEstSidE]

yeah he is asking why knit shirts tend to have horizontal stripes and woven stuff tends to have vertical stripes. i can't actually answer that question myself and i have asked it before. (google, pondering at night b4 bed)

 

[Master-Classter]

maybe something to do with how the fabrics are woven and then sewen together? So knits are different to broadcloths?

 

[bjornb17]

Originally Posted by bleachboy

Because of the British royal family.

(That's always the answer.)

Especially for the members of the British royal family that played polo.

 

[matsui]

Why? So you don't look like a referee. I believe a few companies tried making them a while back, but customers stopped buying them when people kept coming up to them to settle their disputes.

 

[westinghouse]

Vertical stripes are slimming, which is advantageous in the business world.

Horizontal stripes makes you look larger, which is advantageous on the street.

 

[JohnShaft]

Don't be ridiculous, people! All these posts and EVERYONE has the wrong answer?

Polo shirts have horizontal stripes so that I will look grotesquely fat in them. I thought even children knew this.

 

[bjornb17]

Originally Posted by William Bruce

Well, what's there to ask? the answer is in the fabrics. Can't you see it?

No.

 

[SirGrotius]

Separate players from referees.