French racquet phenom René Lacoste, fatefully nicknamed “The crocodile”, popularized the polo shirt as we know it, as a way to blend hard-wearing performance with easy-going style.

Style is subjective ... You can thank the GOAT—er, the Croc—himself, René Lacoste, for blessing us with the polo shirt. The tennis legend dreamt up the polo shirt in the 1920s as a stylish ...

Polo also makes a damn good polo shirt nearly as iconic as Lacoste’s. But Ralph’s rugby ... but riding the new wave of La Dolce Vita-drenched style doesn't have to mean dropping big money.