Polo shirt is a short-sleeved pullover exercise, under the open neck with a button has . Polo shirts are 100% of the general texture of cotton, the fabric will have Net, plain weave patterns, such as knitting. Polo shirt has a long history, as a handful of reservations so far continue to be able to wear clothing styles of classical, Polo shirt is by virtue of its classic style, by a special sports dress, evolution has become today the most common wear our clothes one style.
1, Origin: Jersey shirt
Polo shirt originated in the 19th century. Initially by the worsted wool weaving, knitting because Britain at overseas locations on the island of Jersey, so Jersey is called the first shirt (jersey shirt, sport shirt is a synonym), which for football, rowing and other sports the Dress. Why is this sport polo shirt into the sport it does, then there is the need to introduce the sport polo history of the development:
2, molding: British shirt
Sports polo originated in the 7th century Persian, at some later century spread to the East. Its name came from in India, in India, people play in a Tibetan wooden ball called Pulu. Later, as the occupiers of the British people in India will bring back the sport in Great Britain.
Time in Victoria, Polo sport package includes: white flannel trousers, a white tennis sweater (in order to cause sweating), and a neat white shirt collar (later for outer collar will wear shirts with buttons)
Later, the Jersey shirt gradually replaced the old Polo shirt, new shirt neck down, with folded collar or lapel, as well as long-sleeved, button 5 is set at the middle of the front collar. This new shirt to the long-term prevalent in Richmond Park, as well as representatives of the Federation of British polo polo fields.
3, pop: French tennis shirt crocodile license
The late 19th century early 20th century, because the rules required, play tennis and required to wear long-sleeved shirt and tie. In 1926, short-sleeved sport shirt by French tennis champion Rene Lacoste to introduce, in addition, he also invented the driving machine and metal racket. Lacoste has "Le Crocodile" This nickname, the nickname may have come from in his attack at the stadium, and also may come from unusual in his long nose, another argument is that the United States in 1923 in a match before, Lacoste and his teammates make a bet that if he won the race, he would see in a store to buy a crocodile skin suitcase, which he lost, did not buy that skin suitcase, so his teammates call him the crocodile.
Lacoste earliest design for their own shirts with small collars and Prism Prism stria stria short-sleeved, clothing body is longer, for in the fierce competition are not easy to fall off out of a shirt button structure is from the horse shirt.
The first white crocodile shirt immediately at tennis led to a revolution, replacing the tennis player was usually worn by the traditional long-sleeved wool shirt sizing. This shirt was slightly shorter than other types of shirts, short-sleeved collar to lightweight texture, weaving fine "small plain weave cotton single-sided carpet" for the fabric. Its wearing comfort, the advantages of solid wear-resistant has remained so far, making crocodile shirt become a different, unique brands.
4, universal: from tennis, polo, golf, sailing sports sportswear leisure clothes to the masses
In 1926, Lacoste artist friend Robert George in his design of the crocodile emblem, Lacoste up at a sports jacket has its own markup. 1929 Lacoste decided to exercise his shirt to the line to promote the well-known trademarks.
In 1933, Lacoste and the then French president biggest knitting enterprise Andre - to create the company. The company mainly produces Lacoste originally designed for himself with the crocodile logo knit shirts, as well as other suitable tennis, golf, sailing sports shirts. Lacoste logo and created a trade mark in the first of its kind outside clothing. This is followed by the major brands have to follow. In 1933, alligator shirt sales at the French Open, it immediately became a popular men's 30's, alligator shirt sold in 1952 the United States, and even President Eisenhower also began in his senior golf competition in the sport shirt wearing crocodile.
70s from the 20th century onwards, a more universal alligator shirt popular at men, teenagers and children "Crocodile" is a sign of good quality, the possession of crocodile shirt is an expression of identity, they dress different ways: lap to pull out; erect an open rib collar; eighties, also turned down collar, button fasten; women may also wear clothing male companions. Alligator shirt closet in the middle class the United States are the main styles, but also tennis and Polo shirt generic words.
Rene Lacoste in October 12, 1996 death.
