The Polo shirt is to Ralph Lauren what Mickey Mouse is to Disney or the Empire State Building is to New York City. Whether worn with the collar popped up, open and untucked, or dressed up under a suit jacket, the Polo embodies the optimism of American style.
This month the iconic polo shirt takes centre stage in a new a new coffee table book published by Rizzoli International. For more than five decades, item of clothing became ubiquitous for Ralph Lauren, serving as a canvas for the lifestyles and worlds that have inspired the brand since 1972.
The new 544-page tome includes the full range of colours, styles, and fits the shirt has been produced in during its 50-plus year history. Featuring a gallery of stars from the worlds of sports, politics, film, and music – from Leonardo DiCaprio and Spike Lee, to Bill Clinton and Oprah Winfrey, to Pharrell Williams and Venus Williams – as well as everyday people who make the Polo their canvas for self-expression, The Polo Shirt looks at the enduring cool of a wardrobe classic.
In Lauren’s words, “It’s honest and from the heart and hopefully that is what touches the diversity of all who wear it. It was never about a shirt, but a way of living.”
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