Not on display

Polo Shirt

1990 (made)
Artist/Maker
Ralph Lauren (designer)
Place of origin
United States (designed)

Polo shirt of knitted black cotton. With short sleeves and a Ralph Lauren emblem in red.

Object details

Categories
Men's Clothes
Fashion
Object type
Polo shirt
Materials and techniques
Piqué knitted cotton
Cotton (Textile)
Piqué
Knitted
Brief description
Polo shirt of knitted black cotton, designed by Ralph Lauren, United States, 1990
Physical description
Polo shirt of knitted black cotton. With short sleeves and a Ralph Lauren emblem in red.
Gallery label
(1990)
POLO SHIRT
Designed by Ralph Lauren (American) - Polo, USA
Black cotton pique
1990

In 1968 Ralph Lauren launched his hugely successful menswear line "Polo by Ralph Lauren", named after a sport that conjured up visions of aristocratic good living and old money.

His clothing has world-wide appeal, combining English taste with American dash. His talent lies in his ability to rework traditional shapes and materials in a way that is wearable and new. His understated style and casual chic is unfussy and intrinsically American. He was one of the first to produce "designer sportswear"

This Ralph Lauren polo shirt in black cotton piqué, with the authoritative "polo" logo in red, is one example of Mr Lauren's ability to re-create a time-honoured classic.

Given by Ralph Lauren
T.197-1990
Credit line
Given by the manufacturer
Object history
Registered File number 1990/675.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.197-1990

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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