How to Tell If Your Polo Shirts Fit | Polo Shirt Fit Guide

Polo shirts are an essential part of most men's wardrobe. They're a little more dressed up than t-shirts, but they're not nearly as formal actual dress shirts or even casual button up shirts.

Polos are extremely versatile. You can wear them with shorts, jeans, chinos or even wool trousers. In fact, you can even tuck them in and wear them under a blazer or sport coat.

The problem is, many men don't understand how polo shirts should fit, and they end up wearing ill-fitting polos that make them look shorter and fatter than they really are.

This is especially true for short men because it's hard to find a polo shirt that flatters men 5'8" and under (at least from major brands, without any alterations).

When it comes to how polo shirts should fit, there are three things to pay attention to:

#1: Overall length
#2: Body width (tight vs. baggy)
#3: Sleeve length and width

Remember: a polo shirt that fits is very flattering and versatile. But when your polo doesn't fit well, it's not a good look, especially if you're a man of modest height.

Questions? Ask me in the comments below!

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I'm 5'6" with shoes on and about 123 lbs after dinner. I have a 34" chest; I usually wear XS tops and 28x28 pants (sometimes hemmed to 27").

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[bjdough]

Your advice on polo shirts is once again perfection.

[caysidoodisyac]

i apply these tips to myself. i am 5'11" and a dad bod. my friends started noticing it that i look slim or sometimes my beer belly was gone 😂

[kobzster]

I had a bunch of polo shirts tailored at a local tailoring shop that I found through good Yelp reviews. Cost was 30 dollars, probably a bit too high, but I am very happy with the results since off the rack polos are so hard to fit properly for a short guy like myself. The bottom hem was shortened by a few inches and the sides were slimmed as well.

[arishokqunari]

The first 50 seconds are pointless, the rest is great

[JeffRage]

I've never had a polo with sleeves that DIDN'T go down to my elbows. I should take your advice!

[adamberkley]

Most of your advice seems to be directed toward younger men (20-50), but some of us older gents are also concerned with our appearance. Men my age may look fit, but are generally a bit thicker in the middle (38-42 inch waist). The result is that we must wear Large or Extra Large sizes even though we are short. This, in turn, results in sleeve seams that are located an inch or two below the point of our shoulder and sleeves that extend clear down to our elbows. Of course, we could have the sleeves shortened at the bottom, but that still doesn't look like a properly fitted sleeve. Any suggestions?

Adam

[GorcStew]

Problem with a lot of polos is the neck collar is really floppy/has a big neck hole and makes it look like you have a skinny neck. Hilfiger's collars seem to be a bit more rigid/stand up better though.

[markg.]

I’ve worn polo’s for decades, mostly with longer sleeves. At 62, I’m now transitioning to shorter sleeves the same way I did from pleated to flat front pants. It’s a little like taking the training wheels off your bike, but once you do it, you’re on your way!

[MasculineStyle]

Behind the scenes stuff was great, and it's cool to see the new studio setup!

[markg.]

Good video by the way, I liked your unpretentious style.

[sakib_sukib]

As a new channel your contents are really good. keep up the good work.

[listen]

The flat collar bothers me. Is there a reason for it?

[bojabang]

You can wear one with you traditional Scottish kilt.

[codguy]

I found that ralph laurens Large kids size fits me good! Im 5'5

[josephmiguelmrsoul]

About to buy a polo from Lacoste and wonder what size polo you are and how tall you are? for comparison...

[Alchemist_]

Is it fine if the polo is little loose around its body and half inch below the shoulder? I bought these really expensive polos, only to find one of those wouldn't fit me well.

[awkward-to-awesome]

Yeah I'm honestly terrified that a tailor is going to be expensive or mess up a shirt.

[jewelleryhubb]

Hi wich brand yoyou recommend for hot weather
I'm in Thailand
What do you think Calvin.Klein cotton blend t shirt are good?

[Stormnorman]

Im really pissed off. I bought two Calvin Klein "Liquid Cotton" polos totaling to $100, only worn them once, just put them through the wash, and now they have shrunk. Have you had this kind of dilemma before? What did you do? I literally just through my receipt away last week too. How they fit me now is it sits about right above mid crotch and when I throw my hands up, part of my stomach is exposed.

[Asjsjebrhrj]

Can you tell me how to close it please?