Then, in 1933, French tennis legend Jean René Lacoste stepped up to transform the modest short-sleeve cotton-piqué polo shirt design into the contemporary menswear staple we all adore.

This polo dress is an easy all-in-one outfit, and it’s currently on sale for 40% off. Note that it runs a bit small, so Lacoste suggests going one size up from your usual size.

In fact, a Lacoste polo shirt typically runs you over $100 and that’s just for the plain, solid-color version. Striped or graphic Lacoste polos can sometimes cost up to $300 online.

The Lacoste polo shirt isn't simply the first of its kind—a century later, it's still the best on the market. And right now, it's on sale for up to 40% off.

These days, it’s easy to dismiss the polo shirt as the cursed preserve of fraternity wine mixers or a quick round on the links, but the endlessly-versatile warm-weather staple deserves a better rap.

The Best Men’s Tennis Clothing, According to Stylish Pros and Players By Katherine Gillespie, a writer at the Strategist covering outdoors and travel gear.

But men’s style has evolved considerably since the ’80s, and the cotton polo, in a range of increasingly irreverent iterations, is no longer reserved for well-heeled country clubbers.

At $120 a pop, Lacoste's polos aren't exactly the sole preserve of the deep-pocketed A-list (or the stylists who shop for them). But in a happy twist of menswear kismet, White's polo is one sale ...

Izod Lacoste, as the brand became known, initially looked like a flop; there weren’t many customers in the early ’50s for a pricey polo shirt (about $8 then) with a small crocodile sewn onto ...

The Lacoste Polo Shirt—the First and Best of Its Kind—Is on Sale Right Now Avidan is 5’11” and about 155 lbs; he's wearing a size medium.© Bowen Fernie ...