The History of Polo Shirts
A polo shirt, also known as a club and tennis shirt, is a kind of shirt with a collar, a placket with normally two or three buttons, and an optional pocket. Polo shirts are short sleeved. All three phrases could be used interchangeably. Polo shirts are usually made of knitted cotton (rather than woven fabric ), usually a piqué knit, or less commonly a interlock knit (the latter utilized often, though not completely, using Pima cotton polos), or with other fibers like silk, merino wool, synthetic fibers, or blends of natural and synthetic fibers. A dress-length version of the shirt is called a polo dress. History of the tennis shirt From the 19th and early 20th centuries, tennis players ordinarily wore"tennis whites" consisting of long-sleeved white button-up shirts (worn with the sleeves rolled up), flannel trousers, and ties. This apparel presented difficulties for ease of play and relaxation. René Lacoste, the French seven-time Grand Slam tennis champion, believ...
