JERZEES UNISEX SIZE ADULT SMALL LIGHT TAN (PUTTY) POLO / GOLF SHIRT NEW with tag. 50% Cotton, 50% Polyester. Spotshield stain resistance. Ribbed collar. Two clear buttons on classic front placket. Double top stitched hem.
Machine washable.
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In the 19th and early 20th centuries, tennis players ordinarily wore "tennis whites" consisting of long-sleeved white button-up shirts (worn with the sleeves rolled up), flannel trousers, and ties.[1][2][3] This attire presented problems for ease of play and comfort.[2]
René Lacoste, the French 7-time Grand Slam tennis champion, decided that the stiff tennis attire was too cumbersome and uncomfortable.[2] He designed a white, short-sleeved, loosely-knit piqué cotton (he called the cotton weave jersey petit piqué) shirt with an unstarched, flat, protruding collar, a buttoned placket, and a longer shirt-tail in back than in front (known today as a "tennis tail"; see below), which he first wore at the 1926 U.S. Open championship. Beginning in 1927, Lacoste placed a crocodile emblem on the left breast of his shirts, as the American press had begun to refer to him as "The Crocodile", a nickname which he embraced.]
Lacoste's design mitigated the problems that traditional tennis attire created:
the short, cuffed sleeves solved the tendency of long sleeves to roll down
the soft collar could be loosened easily by unbuttoning the placket
the piqué collar could be worn upturned to block the sun from the neck
the jersey knit piqué cotton breathed.
the "tennis tail" prevented the shirt from pulling out of the wearer's trousers or shorts
In 1933, after retiring from professional tennis, Lacoste teamed up with André Gillier, a friend who was a clothing merchandiser, to market that shirt in Europe and North America. Together, they formed the company Chemise Lacoste, and began selling their shirts, which included the small embroidered crocodile logo on the left breast
CONDITION: NEW with tag. No rips, stains, or smells. Please read descriptions carefully and view any pictures since pictures constitute part of the description. Every monitor varies in color representation, as do our individual description of color. If you have any questions regarding this listing, please feel free to email me with them. I do my best to make sure each and every item is listed as accurate as possible. I would not intentionally risk hurting my feedback for a correctable error. I am an honest ecrater seller who ships right away and puts customer satisfaction as my top priority! Price reflects condition.
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