Favorite Polo shirts?

[Circa]

Never understood what the big deal was with the CDG/Fred Perry polos either. The ones from last season looked exactly the same as the regular ones with the exception of the nifty little tag indicating the CDG collab and of course the $200 markup. The new ones at least seem a little different but still nothing spectacular. As for Polo, I've yet to try the slim fit ones and the regulars are just too damn big for my tastes. Penguin I find so-so in terms of quality, but decent enough for $50 bucks. I have a few J. Lindeberg polos from last season and they look and fit great as well.

Edited by Circa on May 17, 2005 at 11:08 PM

[soultek]

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Never understood what the big deal was with the CDG/Fred Perry polos either. The ones from last season looked exactly the same as the regular ones with the exception of the nifty little tag indicating the CDG collab and of course the $200 markup. The new ones at least seem a little different but still nothing spectacular. As for Polo, I've yet to try the slim fit ones and the regulars are just too damn big for my tastes. Penguin I find so-so in terms of quality, but decent enough for $50 bucks. I have a few J. Lindeberg polos from last season and they look and fit great as well.

Edited by Circa on May 17, 2005 at 11:08 PM

--- Original message by Circa on May 17, 2005 10:59 PM

Tried on Fred Perry, LaCoste and Polo (both fits) at the same store to get some close comparisons.

(thanks for the feedback everybody btw..)

Polo definitely has a heavier material than the other two popular brands. I also like that Polos have a slightly longer arm length. Good for tall people, as someone noted. Standard Polos ARE a boxy fit. The slim fit (i think they call them custom fit) were better fitting around the midsection, but the arms were much tighter (which I didn't like)

Fred Perry's fit around the midsection wins in my opinion.

LaCoste didn't have anything to offer that the other two brands had it beat at (besides a neat logo)

Of course this is for my body type (tall, large frame). I'm sure it's different for everyone.

BTW, Old Navy is selling their polos 2 for 20$. The sizes range wildly (production tolerances are all over the place) though. They are a boxy kind of cut, but I actually like how they fit in the shoulder/chest area. Can't beat the price, and there's no logo for all you no-logo types.

Have yet to try some of the more esoteric brands.

[darknworn]

there's nothing like wearing a cheap ass polo shirt with a $300 pair of jeans.

i'm gonna stop by old navy and pick up a half dozen of white polo's for cheap. still one of my favorite sweatshirt is an old navy one my mom bought for me right before i went to college in the mid 90's.

[herpsky]

i recently got a burberry polo shirt

i paid ~80 bucks and it looks good

[RustyRyan]

Lacoste and Fred Perry are my favs, also got a black with purple horsed RL one I love. J.Crew's Repp Polos are pretty decent too...plain, good colors, great fit, and inexpensive

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[emrinder]

super humanretailer that polo looks amazing, can you tell us about it, where and how much, those sort of things.

poontang

[snapcult]

Fred Perry for sure...

[deepminded02]

My Favorite polos are Lacoste and the old skool' Penguins... my favorite lacoste is this white and purple striped vintage.. for 3 bucks!. hell yea

[Circa]

^ That's the anniversary edition Lacoste polo they did last season. Huge croc is the only real diff, and the price of course was higher than the orig. The price was still lower than the platinum range stuff tho.

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[happyman]

Yeah, I don't know...

I like Modern Amusement's fit, believe it or not, and I like the crow

but in terms of fit, have to go with Polo

[bennie dope]

h&m

- simple, cheap & okay

[themdouble]

The thread is for your idea of "best"... Not "okay"...

& after 2 weeks the simple (but not sexy) answer is still Polo by Ralph Lauren!

For simple, cheap & okay go with American Apparel, Brooks Brothers or J. Crew.

-Dub

[witts]

im a t shirt or shirt man

ice cold vintage

[Circa]

I still wouldn't say RL Polo's are the best. To answer that question it still really boils down to personal tastes. Quality wise RL Polo's as decent enough as any. Fit wise is where the real difference between polo shirts comes into play. However, with almost all companies offering the same cuts/colors these days it just comes down to what logo you want to sport and how many $$$s you want to spend.

Edited by Circa on Jun 1, 2005 at 08:29 PM

[psyiko]

im really liking the burberry polo. im loving my black one with red embroidered logo. the novacheck on teh button part really highlights the shirt. and not to seem shallow or anything, i want it to be known that im sporting the 'berry. o i also like my polo that i customed on the site. black with neon green logo. im lovin it.

[darknworn]

if anybody is interested, brooks brothers is having a sale on their pique polo shirts. i've just picked up half a dozen of the slim fit shirts in different colors. 3 for $79 and with very decent color selections, you can't beat it w/ a polo stick. quality wise, i'd say they're better than lacoste although a bit thinner than the ralph lauren polo. they actually fit very well too! not a bad idea to stock up the basic colors for the next few years. the deals are good online as well as in their stores.

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[krush021]

my fav is the barney's x lacoste joint from a while back...silver croc

RHFIV

[Brienneoftarth]

does anybody know where monogrammed polos are sold? i know Ralph lauren has em on the site, but he insists on putting the polo logo on the left hem, where do people get anything monogrammed? thanks in advance!

[themdouble]

Of all places J Crew is monogramming Polo's on the left breast right now...

Like $45 & the fit is decent.

-Dub

[Superdutch]

Polo is good for size, cut and colours but Lacoste is the good shit. The mother of pearl buttons, the "petite pique" cotton and of course the aligator. Polo has become a bit too over used, i think people who wear Lacoste are feeling the classic heritage vibe more.

I am pissed i had an old Lacoste polo with the word Lacoste embroidered into the actual aligator and i sold it for a few bucks at a market stall when i was clearing out a lot of shit. Has anyone seen these before, are they vintage or fake?

[darknworn]

actually, it's a crocodile.

the Lacoste embroidered croc i believe is from one of Lacoste's french sub-contractors some years ago. of course, there are fakes now with the same style croc logo. so, the answer to your question depends on when you bought the shirt and from where. modern lacoste polos have a ready-made croc sewn on with fishing wire like thread, which i don't mind because i can snip the damn thing off altogether. i usually wear mine w/ apc jeans, no logo visible anywhere

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[baizilla]

Miu Miu's new yellow, green and red striped polo with slim fit... Endorsed by GQ's may issue... Fits perfectly and looks great! makes a lot of girls turn their heads

[Tequila]

^

Pics anywhere?

[baizilla]

dunno... if i had a camera i would take a picture of my miu miu polo.. but i dont

[Superdutch]

you are right darknworn.

i dont know what made me say alligator! I am Australian - we dont even have alligators!

I do like your style though - no logo polo and APC Jeans! Nice.

[Superdutch]

...by the way. What shoes you rockin with that outfit?

[darknworn]

thanks for the compliment. the classic, minimalist look works for me. i usually wear a pair of simple leather sandals by tommy bahama or dark brown suede plain toe by ferragamo.

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[lambretta76]

Def. Fred Perry - classic fits. Ben Sherman polos can be good, but I haven't seen any of the good English made ones ina couple of years - the Portuguese ones are a bit lifeless...