Polo Shirts

A polo shirt, tennis shirt, golf shirt, chukker shirt or chukka shirt is a form of shirt with a collar! a placket neckline with two or three buttons, and an optional pocket. Polo shirts usually short sleeved! they used by polo players originally in India in 1859 and in Great Britain during the 1920s.

Can said that! the polo shirt perfectly bridges the gap between a t-shirt and a classic oxford shirt. In other words, it offers the elegance of a dress shirt! with the casual features of a t-shirt. As the name suggests! the polo shirt has its origins in polo sports but only became known through tennis. This was thanks to the famous tennis player René Lacoste! who popularized the polo shirt in the 1930s! and put it on its path to the iconic status it enjoys today.

Polo shirts usually made of knitted cotton (rather than woven cloth), usually a piqué knit, or less commonly an interlock knit (the latter used frequently, though not exclusively, with pima cotton polos), or using other fibers such as silk, merino wool, synthetic fibers, or blends of natural and synthetic fibers. A dress-length version of the shirt called a polo dress. Classic polo shirts come with a subtle collar, a seamless button placket and a small side slit for extra mobility. Polo shirts are a casual, yet slightly more elegant option for outfits that can use a little more class and finesse. Polo shirts have a lot of advantages. Not only functional and sporty, the polo shirt is an elegant in-between solution. It’s an item that can be worn on various occasions when an outfit needs to be casual with a hint of chic.