Polos, rebooted: how Ralph Lauren, Chanel and Taylor Swift are redefining preppy

There were cropped versions at Rabanne, buttoned-up ones at Miu Miu, luxe grey ones at Tommy Hilfiger, and quarter-zip versions at Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel Métiers d’Art show, staged in a New York subway station. Simone Rocha is another designer to put a unique twist on the polo, adding her signature romantic spin with ruffles and rosettes. So too for Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez’s debut at Loewe, with striped and moulded polos part of the duo’s American sportif take on the heritage Spanish brand. Indeed, the preppy staple – long a menswear workhorse – has become the ultimate fashion girl piece.