The polo neck can’t stay in fashion for ever, so prepare for the inevitable with this sleeker, sportier alternative
What did we wear before polo necks were a thing? It gives me neck chills just thinking about it. A cravat? Seems unlikely, but I cannot honestly remember. I have worn a polo neck, either by itself or as a base layer under a shirt or dress, pretty much every other day this winter and last and the one before that. A polo neck is cosy without being bulky, modern without being mannered. It just works.
At some point, the polo neck will be over and I need to prepare myself for this eventuality. It will fade from favour, slip down the ratings from on-point to passable until we reach the day when bumping into someone you know while wearing one is borderline awks. Like getting spotted in Uggs. (A dog comes in handy here. Seriously, you can get away with wearing any old tat if you are walking a dog. A year and a half into dog ownership, I can report confidently that even if you look like you styled your outfit while escaping a burning building, no one will judge you if you have got a cockapoo with you. I don’t know why this is. It is not like a dog gets to spring a walk on you. Anyway.)
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