What happens when a 1970s menswear revival meets a craze for dad-dressing at the same time that sportswear is trending hard? You get the return of polo shirts. This is excellent news, even you don’t fit into any of the aforementioned categories, because it’s the go-anywhere halfway house between a collared shirt and a T-shirt, at once smart enough to wear with a suit and casual enough to slip on with shorts. Which, if you’re still working from home, and want to feel casual while looking slightly more conformist on your Zoom calls, is actually incredibly helpful.
The problem is that up until now, polo shirts just haven’t felt particularly sexy, with strong overtones of the school tennis class. They’ve felt functional rather than fun. Cut to this season and polo shirts appear to be booming, adopted by a multitude of different style tribes and interpreted by a hugely diverse selection of designers. Right now, you’ll find polos that are more versatile and exciting than ever (and this isn’t hyperbole): larger-than-life collars, zingy patterns, and pastels that wouldn’t look out of place on Timothee Chalamet in Call Me By Your Name.
In short, polos for 2023 are about as far from your PE lessons as possible – and should be worn as such. Slip a bold logoed model under your best tracksuit, flip one of those big collars over the lapels of your suit, dress it up with a pair of loose slacks and loafers, unbutton all the way and let your gold chain shine bright in the full glare of the camera on your laptop. Shop GQ's pick of the best you can buy.
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