In 1, source: Jersey Shirt
Polo shirt originated in nineteenth Century. Originally from the Department of worsted wool knitted, woven in the British overseas locations because of Jersey, is thus the earliest known as jersey shirt ( Jersey Shirt, is also a sweatshirt pronoun ), it is used for football, rowing and other athletic wear. Why is this sweater into the Polo movement, it is necessary to introduce the sport of Polo ( Polo ) development history:
In 2, forming : the British polo shirt
Polo Sport ( Polo ) originated in the seventh Century Persian, in later centuries spread to the east. Its name comes from India, the local people to play in India, a Tibetan named Pulu cricket. Later, as the British India occupied the movement back to great britain.
In the Vitoria times, Polo sport package includes: white flannel trousers, white tennis sweater ( as is caused by sweating ) and a collar and white shirt ( later to the collar in the shirt with buttons )
Later, Jersey Shirt gradually replaced the old Polo shirt, new shirt neck down, has a collar or collar and sleeves, 5 button set in the front section of the collar of median. This new shirt long popular in Richmond Park and the British Polo Association on behalf of the Polo field.
In 3, Pop: French crocodile licensing tennis shirt
At the end of the nineteenth Century the beginning of the twentieth Century, because the rules require, tennis need to wear long-sleeved shirt and tie. In 1926, sport shirt was French tennis champion Rene Lacoste ( Rene lacoste ) is introduced, in addition, he also invented the ball machine and metal racket. The Lacoste has a" Le Crocodile" ( crocodile ) the nickname, the nickname is likely to come from him over the course of the attack force, may also come from his unusual nose, another said that the United States, in 1923 a game, Lacoste and teammate bet, if he wins, he will buy in the shop on a crocodile-skin suitcase, he later lost, not to buy the fish skin suitcase, and his teammates called him crocodile.
Ralph Lauren is one of the most successful fashion designer, his design ideas from the experience of life, and in the Ralph Lauren insisted the American spirit, not only will the essence of American Leisure world, more classical style elegant design, simple, practical, easy to mix in the Polo shirt became the make known to every family classic.
Because POLO shirt styles are basically the same, so his comfort becomes the biggest purchase points. POLO shirt worn next to the skin on the body, will let you feel comfortable, breathable can absorb sweat. So, need very elegant fabrics.
Look at the clothes when the choose and buy what is the use of cotton, fabrics have not been combed finishing, no details of hairiness, 40 pairs of yarn structure is the best, he strongly resilient, durable beads and organization, full particles, not easy to deformation.
The first of Lacoste design for his shirt has a ribbed small collar and ribbed sleeve body, longer, as is in intense competition, not easy to fall off in the outer, shirt placket buttons structure from the Polo shirt.
The first white crocodile shirt immediately in the tennis world sparked a revolution, replaced when tennis players usually wear long-sleeved traditional wool dress shirt. This shirt is slightly shorter than the other types of shirt, collar short sleeve, with light texture, weaving fine" small plain weave cotton fabric for a single mat". Its comfortable, solid wear-resistant advantages maintain all the time up to now, the crocodile shirt become out of the ordinary, the one and only brand.
In 4, universal: tennis, polo, from golf, sailing to the populace leisure sportswear shirt
In 1926, Lacoste artist friend Robert George for his design of the crocodile badge, Lacoste in a sports jacket with his tag. In 1929, Lacoste decided to have his jersey to the famous trademark line extension.
In 1933, Lacoste and was France's biggest knitting company president Andre - Geely Sino-Egyptian cooperation founded the company. The company mainly produces Lacoste originally designed for herself, with crocodile logo knit shirts, as well as some other suitable for tennis, golf, sailing shirts. Lacoste created will logo in clothing external precedent. Such practices were subsequently given a major brand in succession imitated. In 1933, the crocodile shirt at the French Open sales, immediately became popular in 1952 30 men's, crocodile shirt exported to the United States, even President Eisenhower started in his senior golf game wearing lacoste sweater.
In the nineteen seventies, crocodile shirt is more popular fashion, in men, young children," crocodile" is a good quality mark, with crocodile shirt is a kind of identity is said, the way they dress varies: the hem rib collar pulled out; spacious open up; eighty time, turn down collar, button on the female also wear male clothing; companion. Crocodile shirt is the American middle class in the closet, the main style, is also a tennis shirt or polo shirt ( Polo ) universal words.
Rene Lacoste died in October 12, 1996.
Note: the crocodile shirt refers to the French crocodile, in addition, there is a famous brand of Hongkong crocodile.
Hongkong crocodile, also known as the " crocodile" was 1911 the Germans in Hongkong registered trademark clothing. In 1945 the German defeat, crocodile brand by Hongkong authorities confiscated. 1952 Chinese Chen's family took over the crocodile brand and was officially named as the" crocodile". Crocodile is subordinate to Hongkong Li new group Lin Group family, the company in 1987 to enter the Chinese mainland clothing and leather goods market, has made remarkable achievements.
