TIL Those US Polo Assn shirts are made by the actual governing body of the sport of Polo in the USA.

https://uspoloassnglobal.com/

Apparently they have been around since 1890, although I don't think they've been making shirts the whole time. I just wonder if they started mass-producing shirts before or after the Ralph Lauren brand.

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marketsnodsbury@lemm.ee · 10 pts · 1y (3 replies)

I think you meant to put US Polo Assn. in your title, not “Politics.”

ReanuKeeves@lemm.ee · 9 pts · 1y (1 reply)

And here I was thinking political assassins have a keen interest in horseback riding and swinging mallets

Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

They do, but only on their days off work

gedaliyah@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

Oops, autocorrect is a harsh master. Thnaks!

SouthFresh@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 1y (2 replies)

The people in that photo do not appear to be playing polo.

acockworkorange@mander.xyz · 7 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Or wearing polos.

Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

Or eating mints

adarza@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y

they just rent the name out as a source of funding.