You can count on the Polo Ralph Lauren collection to feature some classic all-American pieces every season: Shetland sweaters in unexpected colors, directional cargo pants, investing in shearling or leather jackets, beautiful camel coats and sinuous The skirts and bias-cut gowns all come in a rich color palette. The brand never follows trends, but inevitably every few years, trend cycles intersect with what it does best — a system that works perfectly for polo shirts.
Fits great, the brand’s version stands out. Take a brown and cream cotton houndstooth suit, for example, with high-waisted pleated trousers layered over a denim shirt and a skinny denim trucker jacket (yes, a jacket). It would work in the wardrobe of someone with a “dark academia” aesthetic, as well as any number of professional women, including professors. Meanwhile, a dark denim suit, this time paired with high-waisted flared trousers with a suit tie and pointed caramel suede boots, felt like a good part of the early elements we should remember bringing back.
As a global brand, Polo is in wide demand every season and while a lot of the products it shows are great products, the styling always tells a slightly different, edgier story , making each collection fit into its current age. Reclining on a sturdy leather seat, the model wore a blue cotton shirt over a buttercup wool cashmere sweater and boxer-style underwear, a light blue wool cashmere sweater draped over the shoulders, and another One, this time pink, was wrapped around her waist. The most everyday basic, gray cotton fleece sweatpants, is reinvented and paired perfectly with a moss wool herringbone jacket – the secret seems to be tucking the hem into cotton cable socks and pairing it with fringed burgundy loafers .
The collection hits its stride with a series of looks that combine colorful outdoor pieces with quintessential products, such as a button-down merino wool dress in dark hunter green paired with a trekking-inspired polo Shoes and snappy sneakers, crochet bucket hats, and bright nylon track shorts looked perfect under a pile of aran cable knits and wool cardigans.
