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It's made the perfect polo for over half a century and has created the default nomenclature for the shirt."}]},"entry_sources":{"the_polo_shirt_namesake":["https://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fashion/g65656634/best-polos/"]}},"pique_summer_performance":{"title":"Why piqué knit is ideal for warm weather","entries":{"single_tuck_mesh":"The piqué’s single-tuck knit structure creates a three-dimensional mesh that records the highest air permeability among common summer knits, meaning this polo vents body heat more aggressively than an identically weighted jersey or interlock shirt.","raised_waffle_grid":"The piqué knit’s honeycomb texture holds the fabric a fraction of a millimeter off the skin, shrinking the contact patch and eliminating that clingy, sweat-plastered feel of a flat jersey in humidity — the rough equivalent of going from a solid to a dimpled surface for airflow.","1920s_tennis_heritage":"Ralph Lauren didn’t invent the warm-weather polo; the piqué knit earned its sportswear identity in the 1920s when tennis players adopted it specifically because the raised weave hides perspiration marks and doesn’t adhere to skin during play — a functional pedigree that directly explains why a 100% cotton piqué polo still feels cooler and looks drier than a basic cotton T-shirt."},"entry_quotes":{"single_tuck_mesh":[{"url":"https://www.starketex.com/is-pique-knit-fabric-good-for-summer/","quote":"The single tuck structure in pique knit fabric gives it the highest air permeability among common summer fabrics."}],"raised_waffle_grid":[{"url":"https://www.starketex.com/is-pique-knit-fabric-good-for-summer/","quote":"The raised texture means less of the fabric touches your skin at once, which helps reduce chafing and discomfort."}],"1920s_tennis_heritage":[{"url":"https://ateliermunro.com/achieving-peak-breathability-with-the-pique-knit/","quote":"The piqué knit as we know it wasn’t popularized until the 1920s, when it was adopted as a sportswear material for polos on the tennis court – this was thanks to that unique structure which was (and still is) durable, breathable, and great at soaking up perspiration. 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