POLO SHIRT - THE ELEGANCE OF SIMPLICITY
Simple elegance in one piece, for both men and women, a polo shirt can be worn on almost any occasion. Cotton polo shirts represent a classic, but also blends of cotton and polyester make them an ideal workwear partner, as they are one of the best choices for PPE/workwear equipment. Short or long sleeves, it doesn’t matter — the polo shirt offers a special feeling and a different experience of elegance. Branding is done by embroidery, flock, flex or digi flex, which makes it an excellent choice for work or promotional clothing. More interesting than a regular round-neck or V-neck T-shirt, it provides comfort to those who wear it.
The polo shirt is so special that you will fall in love with it at first sight, so we invite you to explore our polo shirt offer, which includes the best FRUIT OF THE LOOM and RUSSELL EUROPE polo shirts. Fruit of the Loom polo shirts can be found in several different combinations:
- PREMIUM POLO SHIRT
- 65/35 POLO SHIRT (65% cotton, 35% polyester, ideal for work conditions)
- PERFORMANCE POLO SHIRT (made of 100% polyester, ideal for sports activities)
- SCREEN STARS POLO SHIRTS (currently on the best summer promotion)
And how did the polo shirt originate?
IT’S TIME FOR A SHORT HISTORY
At the end of the 19th century, outdoor activities became important for the British ruling class. Jodhpur trousers and polo shirts became part of the wardrobe for horse-related sports. In the 19th and early 20th century, tennis players typically wore “tennis whites” consisting of long-sleeved white polo-style shirts (worn with rolled-up sleeves), flannel trousers, and ties.
René Lacoste, a French seven-time Grand Slam tennis champion, believed that rigid tennis clothing was too bulky and uncomfortable. He designed a white, short-sleeved, loosely knitted cotton piqué shirt (called cotton pique jersey petit piqué), with an unstarched, flat, soft collar, a buttoned placket, and a longer back hem than the front (now known as the “tennis tail”), which he first wore at the US Open Championship in 1926.
In 1920, Lewis Lacey, a Canadian born to English parents in Montreal in 1887, a gallery owner and polo player, began producing shirts embroidered with a polo player emblem. The design originated at the Hurlingham Polo Club near Buenos Aires. The definition of the polo player’s uniform — polo shirt and white trousers — was actually introduced relatively recently in the sport. Until the 1940s, shirts were mostly plain, without numbers, writing, or logos. When needed, numbers (ranging from 1–4) were simply pinned to the back of players’ shirts a few minutes before the match. To distinguish teams, some polo shirts featured horizontal stripes, while others had diagonal stripes.