The best men's polo shirts for piqué-ing your interest

• Fabrication: Cotton piqué
• Sizes: XS-XXL
• Colours: Blue, ecru, green (+3 more)

To those looking for a polo shirt that aligns with the codes of Ivy League style, few brands provide it better than Drake's. A core essential to the Savile Row brand's collegiate-cued uniform, this primary blue design is cut in Portugal from a quality cotton piqué and incorporates all classic details most commonly associated with the preppy staple: including a two-button placket, ribbed collar and stepped hem. We suggest tucking it into your best straight-cut denim for maximum effect.

• Fabrication: Cotton
• Sizes: XS-XXL
• Colours: Green, ecru

Team GQ can’t discuss great polos without referencing Percival, as the design has hugely contributed to the London-based brand's fast success. A go-to choice for its entire team, this HQ knitted style is an absolute beauty: crafted from 100 per cent cotton, shaped to a relaxed fit, served in a stunning forest green shade, and finished with sporty striped trims. Run, don't walk.

• Fabrication: Cotton piqué
• Sizes: XS-XXXL
• Colours: Black, navy

You can't go wrong with a simple black polo shirt – especially one designed at the hands of Brunello Cucinelli. An iconic of sartorial prowess in Italy, the tailor's latest ready-to-wear collection includes this cotton piqué design: structured with a sharp set of short sleeves and housed by a pointed button placket.

• Fabrication: Organic cotton
• Sizes: XS-XL
• Colours: Stone, black, white

Stylish, sustainable and budget-friendly at once, Cos' take on the polo shirt sits among the best. Crafted from 100 per cent organic cotton (enter the ethical points), this stone-shaded design is fused with a beautiful racking texture across its knitted silhouette and is topped with a clean Milano-knit collar atop three pearlescent buttons. An ultra-elegant offering for under £100 – what a win.

• Fabrication: Silk blend
• Sizes: XS-XXXL
• Colours: Beige

A polo shirt may be a menswear staple, but Gucci is proving that it can also be a strong fashion statement. In an homage to the Italian house's founder, Guccio Gucci, this piece is boldly decorated with the house's famed GG-logo jacquard, woven into its silk and cotton blend and detailed with a red stripe trim around the collar and cuffs. Instant attention guaranteed.

• Fabrication: Cotton
• Sizes: S-3XL
• Colours: Blue, spice

If you're looking for a decadent polo shirt to see you through the duration of summer, this style by Marks & Spencer is calling. Bringing a dose of artistic energy to your silhouette, it's printed with an Art Deco-like graphic across its pastel blue frame, which is made entirely from a breathable and durable cotton. Comfortable, eye-catching and affordable at once, take our advice and add it to your basket before it's too late.

• Fabrication: Merino wool
• Sizes: XS-3XL
• Colours: Navy, red, yellow, camel (+7 more)

Hats off to Reiss for offering a polo shirt which ticks the box for serious quality at under £100. Designed from 100 per cent merino wool – AKA a textural sign of luxury – this ‘Duchie’ titled style is shaped with an open collar neckline and boasts an impeccably soft finish. It's available in a range of eleven shades (pretty impressive), but our top pick is this deep navy option, as it's most likely to accommodate all kinds of outings.

• Fabrication: Terry Cotton
• Sizes: XS-XXL
• Colours: Blue, Black, Grey, Green (and seven others)

If you’ve been getting your hoodies from Uniqlo for years but are yet to branch out into what else the retailer has to offer, may we recommend a cotton piqué polo shirt? This is not any cotton piqué, either. Being Uniqlo, this sub-£25 piece has been infused with the moisture-wicking capabilities of Airism. A performance polo that really performs.

• Fabrication: Cotton
• Sizes: XS-XXL
• Colours: Blue, Beige, Green, Brown (and one more)

With summer just around the corner, now is the time to inject some pastel shades into your style game. Case in point: the baby blue which covers Mr Porter’s in-house polo shirt, crafted from a honeycomb knit and fitted with an open collar for relaxed appeal upon wear. If you purchase it, be sure to scan the QR code located on the label to discover essential information for its care.

• Fabrication: Silk blend
• Sizes: XS-XL
• Colours: Red, green, blue (+2 more)

Looking to serve some romantic sensibilities via your polo shirt of choice? An opulent red shade is the way to do it if so, which is where Cos' latest style comes in. Elegant and ethical in its construction (it's knitted from a recycled mulberry silk blend), it falls with a relaxed drape, is centralised with a classic spread collar and is finished with ribbed trims around the edges. Enriched style, sorted.

• Fabrication: 100% cotton
• Sizes: XXXS-XXXL
• Colours: Navy, black, white

Your average piqué polo shirt, this pick certainly is not. Twinged with that famed Burberry slant, this relaxed fit polo is trimmed with the label's signature Vintage Check at the collar. Excellent.

• Fabrication: Cotton/Linen Blend
• Sizes: S-XL
• Colours: Green, Cream

To those in search of a staple polo shirt which won’t dent your bank account, allow us to present this style by Arket. Featuring a rib-knitted collar and V neck at the top of its khaki frame, it’s cut from a masterful blend of cotton and linen for pure softness upon wear, and falls with a slightly boxy stance to streamline your silhouette. Ready for the start of spring? You will be with this in your wardrobe.

• Fabrication: Cotton
• Sizes: 48-58
• Colours: Blue

Brunello Cucinelli is an expert at serving contemporary designs with superior craftsmanship, and this polo shirt is an excellent example of why. Bringing depth to the traditional style through its open ribbed stitch, this timeless blue design looks like it has been plucked straight out of The Talented Mr Ripley – therefore a failsafe option to score some serious sophistication this summer. Keep the surrounding pieces white to really enhance this effect.

• Fabrication: Cotton/Linen Blend
• Sizes: S-XL
• Colours: Green, White

Arket is a failsafe source for all essentials, which naturally includes a polo shirt. For the current Spring/Summer 2023 season, the high-street label proposes this sixteen gauge knit style, woven through a delicate blend of linen and cotton and finished with ribbed trimmings across the sleeves, collar and hem.

• Fabrication: Cotton blend
• Sizes: S-XXL
• Colours: Pink

Stripes for summer? It's an instant style win from us, especially when they come courtesy of Richard James. Expressing the Savile Row tailor's expertise for quality menswear garments, this fresh polo shirt features a pink rendering of the summer-ready motif across its short-sleeved body. Made from an excellent blend of jersey, cotton and silk, it promises the softest standing upon wear and would work particularly well with white Bermuda shorts underneath.

• Fabrication: Terry Cotton
• Sizes: XS-XXL
• Colours: Blue, Yellow, Green, Grey (and nine others)

Welcome to the Riviera (or Miami if you're Sean Connery as James Bond in Goldfinger). It's hot here, and if you're not a local, you're more than likely wearing shorts. But what to pair with them? Orlebar Brown has the solution, with its humidity-beating towelling polo in textural terry cotton.

• Fabrication: Cotton
• Sizes: XS-XXL
• Colours: Blue, Purple, Pink, Yellow (and 34 others)

If it’s a traditional, spring-ready polo shirt that you’re in the market for, who better than Ralph Lauren to serve it? A hallmark of the American designer’s offerings, this fresh style comes courtesy of his polo brand: crafted from a classic beige cotton, cut to a slim fit and embroidered with the brand’s signature polo player motif at the right of the chest.

• Fabrication: Cotton
• Sizes: XS-XXL
• Colours: White

French brand A.P.C. is a failsafe port of call for elegant essentials, including the polo shirt. Cut from a lightweight cotton piqué and stitched with black logo embroidery, this white design is shaped with sharp lines to structure your silhouette with ease – expressing the French brand’s pared-back coolness from head to toe. For additional styling, we recommend checking out other classic staples from its atelier.

• Fabrication: Cotton
• Sizes: XS-XXL
• Colours: Black, Grey, Blue, White (and two others)

Let’s be honest: the man that chooses a very short-sleeved polo does it because he has hard-won gains that deserve an audience. With a physique skimming-fit and taut ribbed cuffs, this one’s ready and waiting for the gun show. Score one in black and white, then show up and show off all summer long.

• Fabrication: Stretch Cotton
• Sizes: XS-3XL
• Colours: Black

Crisp, classic and cool, it's hard to beat the sartorial charm of Boss. Done out in a stretch cotton construction, Boss' sleek answer to the humble polo shirt seals its appeal with a square logo stamp at the chest and a sharp cut that skims the torso for a slim but flattering fit.

• Fabrication: Cotton
• Sizes: 3XS-3XL
• Colours: Black, Grey, Green, Beige (and two others)

Where old-school Burberry was defined by its dizzying array of patterns, Riccardo Tisci's time at the helm saw the British heritage brand embodying a relatively “less is more” approach to design. In a noir black hue contrasted only by the subtle flash of Vintage Check that hides behind its buttoned closure, this polo rewards those who look closely.

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