Below I offer some quick hit reviews of various brands of polos. As noted here, I work in a (very) business casual environment, and polos are a staple for me. Here's some of my experiences. Offer some of your own so that others may be able to judge how to spend their money.
Target
The Mossimo athletic fit polos are legit. They fit my slender 5'8" frame incredibly well. I only have one problem with them: They're made from jersey cotton. Jersey cotton skirts the line of business casual and weekend casual, at least at my office.
Banana Republic
BR athletic fit elephant logo pique polos also fit me really well. My beef with them is that they show wear and pilling pretty quickly. I also own a pima cotton BR polo. It has held up like a champ. One of my staples, and still looks great after almost weekly wearing for four (count 'em, four) years. Met my wife while wearing it, so triple word score.
Brooks Brothers
The slim fit BB golden fleece polo is my current daily go-to. Expensive, but they fit well and they hold up like Cal Ripken, Jr. What I really love about them is the fit: They're slim-fitting enough that they're very flattering on my frame, but not so much that it looks like I just splurged on a shopping spree at Baby Gap.
Ralph Lauren
Overpriced if you don't get them on sale. The collars suck. After just a few washes, the collars look far more worn than the shirt itself. Only have one and don't plan on buying another. I'm slender with a dash of athletic, and these look kinda tight even on me.
Those are my experiences. What are yours?
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