# The polo shirt is the worse piece of clothing ever **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 3, 2009, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-polo-shirt-is-the-worse-piece-of-clothing-ever/508700 "2009-09-03T00:04:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-polo-shirt-is-the-worse-piece-of-clothing-ever/508700/61 "2009-09-03T16:12:01Z")
> [@Caffeine.addict](#): > > **Dinsdale** , don’t forget that this thread is somewhat tongue in cheek. Yeah - I’m cool with that. But it just kinda surprised me because this somewhat fashion impaired old fart concluded some time ago that polo shirts were just about the PERFECT item of attire. Able to go from the business casual office to the golf course. Even wear my old ones for yardwork. Hell, my wife is just happy to have weaned me off of my Hawaiians, my tank tops, and - my fave - the flannels with sleeves and tails ripped off! Now if I could figure out which ones are supposed to go with the blue pants, and which with the black . . . ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-polo-shirt-is-the-worse-piece-of-clothing-ever/508700/62 "2009-09-03T16:15:13Z")
I can’t believe we’re past 60 posts and nobody has slammed the OP for using “irregardless.” Well done, Dopers, we may actually be learning to put communication before our OCD! (Well, obviously not me . . .) [whistles tunelessly] ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-polo-shirt-is-the-worse-piece-of-clothing-ever/508700/63 "2009-09-03T16:20:19Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > I can’t believe we’re past 60 posts and nobody has slammed the OP for using “irregardless.” > > Well done, Dopers, we may actually be learning to put communication before our OCD! (Well, obviously not me . . .) [whistles tunelessly] Remove the zero, and that’s how many posts it took. Check out #6. ---
**Author:** ![Never\_Say\_Dice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee59a6/32.png) [@Never\_Say\_Dice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Never_Say_Dice)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-polo-shirt-is-the-worse-piece-of-clothing-ever/508700/64 "2009-09-03T16:30:08Z")
Polo shirts are just not comfortable. They are hot in the summer and have those dinky sleeves that show a different tan line than a normal short sleeved shirt. I don’t think anyone ever looks good in one. They always look like old Jersey mobsters rocking on a porch smoking bad cigars and drinking spiked tea. ---
**Author:** ![Alastair\_Moonsong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3e96dc/32.png) [@Alastair\_Moonsong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alastair_Moonsong)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-polo-shirt-is-the-worse-piece-of-clothing-ever/508700/65 "2009-09-03T16:35:42Z")
[On the subject of Wolf Shirts…](http://www.stumbleupon.com/s/#2YWzub/eatliver.com/i.php?n=3637/topic:Humor) Personally I don’t like polos. Around here they are the easiest way to identify douchebags and former high-school jocks and fratboys who think they’re being classy by not wearing the same t-shirt they’ve worn for the last three days. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-polo-shirt-is-the-worse-piece-of-clothing-ever/508700/66 "2009-09-03T16:39:02Z")
> [@Never\_Say\_Dice](#): > > Polo shirts are just not comfortable. They are hot in the summer and **have those dinky sleeves that show a different tan line than a normal short sleeved shirt**. Bolding mine. What in the world are you talking about? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-polo-shirt-is-the-worse-piece-of-clothing-ever/508700/67 "2009-09-03T16:41:50Z")
> [@zweisamkeit](#): > > And I think you’d find that wolf t-shirt defenders are generally not the ones who would be in this thread agreeing with the OP. . What’s wrong with wolf T-shirts, as compared to eagle t-shirts, or any other large picture t-shirts? ---
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-polo-shirt-is-the-worse-piece-of-clothing-ever/508700/68 "2009-09-03T16:45:58Z")
Polo Shirts - I glad it exists because it’s an acceptable uniform for an IT professional. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-polo-shirt-is-the-worse-piece-of-clothing-ever/508700/69 "2009-09-03T17:23:12Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > What’s wrong with wolf T-shirts, as compared to eagle t-shirts, or any other large picture t-shirts? Well, nothing is wrong with them compared to other large picture t-shirts, but I suppose the problem is large picture t-shirts vs all other clothing. Large picture tshirts, particularly large picture animal t shirts, just scream out of touch to most folks, I think. They were cool in the 70s and 80s, I guess, which is why they look so terribly dated now. Plus, you can’t buy those shirts in any of the “trendy” stores, just places like Walmart. So, that also speaks to the demographic that is usually wearing them. I mean, hey, not everyone WANTS to be trendy, I acknowledge that, I’m just saying that most do and those large print shirts are a good way to stick out like a sore thumb. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-polo-shirt-is-the-worse-piece-of-clothing-ever/508700/70 "2009-09-03T17:52:22Z")
> [@Caffeine.addict](#): > > **msmith537** , how do you feel about Ed Hardy t-shirts? I feel they are awesome if you are aspiring to be Jon Gosselin or Spencer Pratt. They go great with trucker hats, fauxhawk hairdoos, Redbull based drinks, and self tanner. > [@TruCelt](#): > > I own 12 or 13 polo shirts. You should wear all of them at once, pop the collars and call everyone “boss” or “chief”. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-polo-shirt-is-the-worse-piece-of-clothing-ever/508700/71 "2009-09-03T17:54:03Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > What the fuck else am I supposed to wear when I play polo? And how do you get the horse out of pool anyway? I have a lot of polo shirts for work. It’s company policy to wear the logo or a tie and I’m not going to wear a frelling tie and fracking blue jeans. I actually wouldn’t mind a short sleeved button down shirt with the company logo on it, but I don’t see those. And I don’t wear polos when I’m off duty, either a T-shirt or a button down shirt. Oh yeah, and [http://fashion4nerds.com/uploads/2009/01/4\_popped-collars\_cool.jpg](http://fashion4nerds.com/uploads/2009/01/4_popped-collars_cool.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Jumpbass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jumpbass/32/147_2.png) [@Jumpbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jumpbass)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-polo-shirt-is-the-worse-piece-of-clothing-ever/508700/72 "2009-09-03T17:54:24Z")
Put me down with the polo haters. Especially that horrible pique knit material. It doesn’t breathe at all. If you have any gut at all, and it seems most guys do, you can’t tuck it in- it emphasizes the belly. Leave it untucked, and it drapes down making a belly curtain. The worst way to wear them is tucked in with khaki shorts and loafers with no socks. [shudder] All that being said, I totally understand it being the work uniform. Doed that meke me wishy-washy? There is another alternative I didn’t see mentioned. I guess it would be called a “camp shirt”. It’s cut like a hawaiian shirt, short sleeves, collar buttons and a square tail, but no patterns. Just plain colors. Usually in a comfortable knit fabric. An awful lot really depends on HOW you wear clothes. Does it fit properly? Is it a good color for you? Is it pressed if neccessary? Does it make you feel good? Are you wearing the clothes or are they wearing you? As for the shirt and tie haters: does your collar fit right? Is your tie too tight? It shouldn’t be any less comfortable than a turtleneck sweater. More so, in fact. IMHO, nothing looks better on a man than a good fitting suit. How about a polo shirt with a wolf print? ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-polo-shirt-is-the-worse-piece-of-clothing-ever/508700/73 "2009-09-03T18:05:48Z")
> [@Jumpbass](#): > > How about a polo shirt with a wolf print? [http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product\_id=223158](http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=223158) ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-polo-shirt-is-the-worse-piece-of-clothing-ever/508700/74 "2009-09-03T18:26:40Z")
I hate 'em, but there’s a dress code at work, and damned if I’m gonna wear a tie for eight hours of data input every day. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-polo-shirt-is-the-worse-piece-of-clothing-ever/508700/75 "2009-09-03T18:31:47Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > Remove the zero, and that’s how many posts it took. Check out #6. Ah . . .erm . . .well . .I _did_ say I couldn’t believe it! [blush] ---
**Author:** ![taxi78cab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@taxi78cab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taxi78cab)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-polo-shirt-is-the-worse-piece-of-clothing-ever/508700/76 "2009-09-03T18:36:02Z")
Yeah, polos should be replaced by short-sleeved button-down shirts. 'Cause nothing says sexy like a short sleeved Oxford. Especially with a tie. ---
**Author:** ![Caffeine.addict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@Caffeine.addict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caffeine.addict)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-polo-shirt-is-the-worse-piece-of-clothing-ever/508700/77 "2009-09-03T18:41:57Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > I feel they are awesome if you are aspiring to be Jon Gosselin or Spencer Pratt. They go great with trucker hats, fauxhawk hairdoos, Redbull based drinks, and self tanner. But which rates higher on the douchebag scale? Frankly, I think that some of the polo shirt hate really needs to be reserved for Ed Hardy T-shirts. There really isn’t much difference between an [Ed Hardy t-Shirt](http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=210721102&listingid=37540830) and a [Wolf t-shirt](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.animalshirts.net/breakthrough/wolftshirt.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.animalshirts.net/breakthrough/wolftshirt.htm&h=573&w=672&sz=39&tbnid=O5CmVK3LPp4PkM:&tbnh=118&tbnw=138&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwolf%2Bt%2Bshirt&hl=en&usg=__2HIMWReSIxgZppe2M-jjwpsg6W8=&ei=AQygSrrgGsPSlAeUmpiTDA&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=5&ct=image). ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-polo-shirt-is-the-worse-piece-of-clothing-ever/508700/78 "2009-09-03T20:08:32Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > You should wear all of them at once, pop the collars and call everyone “boss” or “chief”. Interesting aside: When I was a sophomore in high school, one of my class mates wore twenty-five shirts (many of them polo) one day. Just to poke fun at the wearing two polo shirts thing. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-polo-shirt-is-the-worse-piece-of-clothing-ever/508700/79 "2009-09-03T20:11:48Z")
> [@Caffeine.addict](#): > > But which rates higher on the douchebag scale? Frankly, I think that some of the polo shirt hate really needs to be reserved for Ed Hardy T-shirts. There really isn’t much difference between an [Ed Hardy t-Shirt](http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=210721102&listingid=37540830) and a [Wolf t-shirt](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.animalshirts.net/breakthrough/wolftshirt.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.animalshirts.net/breakthrough/wolftshirt.htm&h=573&w=672&sz=39&tbnid=O5CmVK3LPp4PkM:&tbnh=118&tbnw=138&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwolf%2Bt%2Bshirt&hl=en&usg=__2HIMWReSIxgZppe2M-jjwpsg6W8=&ei=AQygSrrgGsPSlAeUmpiTDA&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=5&ct=image). Ed Hardy seems like more of a Hollywood West Coast/Sunshine Belt motorcycle culture douchbag while Polo and Abercrombie & Fitch are more of an East Coast preppy frat guy jock douchebag. [You also have your spikey hair Jersey Bridge & Tunnel guido douchebag.](http://media.photobucket.com/image/guido/bbreitwieser/guido.jpg) [Your tight jean and fedora wearing Soho/Williamsburg hipster douchebag.](http://www.no2emo.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/hipster2.jpg)[There Upper East Side look at my stripped shirt I was an AVP at Lehman Brothers now give me a Red Bull douchebag and so on](http://www.thephatphree.com/features.asp?SectionID=11&StoryID=239). Basically the secret to being cool is to dress ridiculously and tell everyone else they suck or are “fags”. > [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](#): > > Interesting aside: When I was a sophomore in high school, one of my class mates wore twenty-five shirts (many of them polo) one day. Just to poke fun at the wearing two polo shirts thing. [“You may be cool, but you’ll never be 4 popped collars cool.”](http://www.flickr.com/photos/14063785@N08/2267328198/) ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-polo-shirt-is-the-worse-piece-of-clothing-ever/508700/80 "2009-09-03T21:53:41Z")
Speaking of wolf shirts, did anyone else see the episode of **The Apprentice UK** where the teams had to pick items to sell on a TV home shopping program? One of the products they picked was this obscenely ugly wolf fleece jacket and it ended up being one of their best sellers! Apparently the fashion nightmare that are wolf shirts is not limited to the US. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-polo-shirt-is-the-worse-piece-of-clothing-ever/508700.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-polo-shirt-is-the-worse-piece-of-clothing-ever/508700.md?page=5)