| A polo shirt is a t-shirt with collars, and a tastefully | | | | and women these days. It is even worn to offices that |
| embroidered polo shirt has greater appeal. Remember | | | | accept less formal wear but are not ready to accept |
| that alligator across your left breast? The polo shirt | | | | t-shirts yet. |
| collars are often button down. The shirt typically has | | | | Polo shirts come in numerous styles, with the horizontal |
| two small slits on both sides at the bottom, and might | | | | striped style being a popular one. The shirts come in |
| also have a pocket. | | | | different colors, with or without a pocket, in men's and |
| Polo shirt originated as a tennis shirt, to replace the | | | | women's styles, made of knitted yarn, cotton or |
| earlier cumbersome tennis wear. Its inventor of this | | | | poly-cotton, heavy or light and so on. |
| new tennis shirt, tennis champion Lacoste, put the | | | | Polo shirts are often worn with an under shirt for |
| crocodile emblem on these shirts because he was | | | | warmth. |
| often called 'the alligator' in the tennis circuit. | | | | Embroidered polo shirts with a neat little emblem on |
| How this tennis shirt became the polo shirt is an | | | | the breast add a neat touch. The emblem is typically |
| interesting story. Though polo players soon adopted it, | | | | tailored to specific themes or needs, such as golf tours, |
| replacing their earlier long-sleeved wear, this fact alone | | | | corporate events, business branding and even a stag |
| could not have led to the fame of the polo shirt. It was | | | | weekend. |
| when Ralph Lauren's embroidered polo shirts (with the | | | | Conclusion |
| horse-borne polo player emblem) became immensely | | | | The embroidered polo shirt started out as a tennis shirt, |
| popular that the erstwhile tennis shirt all but became | | | | with the Lacoste's famous crocodile emblem on the |
| the 'polo shirt'. | | | | left breast. Designed as an alternative to the |
| Golf players also adopted the shirt as their own, often | | | | uncomfortable tennis wear, it was soon adopted by |
| with golf cuts to make them true golf shirts. It is | | | | other sports such as polo and golf. The tennis shirt had |
| standard wear for golf players now. | | | | become a de facto sports shirt, with the name polo |
| So the tennis shirt not only became a polo shirt; it | | | | shirt stuck to it. |
| became a de-facto sports shirt, by whatever name it | | | | These days, both plain and embroidered polo shirts are |
| was called. | | | | worn in non-sports environments, including offices that |
| Status of the Embroidered Polo Shirt Now | | | | accept some informality. A tasteful little emblem adds |
| The polo shirt entered day-to-day lives soon and has | | | | a touch of class to the polo shirt, which can come in |
| become a standard item of clothing worn by both men | | | | many styles. |