Polo Ralph Lauren

The Long Match

Field, stable, city, evening.

The Long Match / A photographic journal

Field / Stable / City / Evening

An American sporting life.

Polo’s official identity brings collegiate clothing, English haberdashery and American sporting looks together. This independent journal follows those familiar layers from the grass court into everyday company.

Explore the official Heritage Icons

1971 / The Pony · 1972 / The Polo shirt
The emblem first appeared on a women’s tailored shirt; the Polo shirt followed in 24 colours.

Chapter 01

Field

A collar, a shoe, a racquet. The sporting day begins with familiar preparations.

Hands work at the collar of a navy Polo-style shirt beside cream cable-knit fabric and a wooden racquet. — At the collarHands at a navy collar, beside cable knit and a wooden racquet.

A white-haired person sits beside a window and examines a small item while a younger person ties a white shoe nearby. — Before leavingA quiet preparation: a small item examined, a white shoe tied.

An older man and a younger man work on a wooden tennis racquet at a green-topped bench. — Racquet careTwo generations at a green workbench.View photograph ↗

A man pulls a metal line roller across a worn grass court while a bench and two players sit behind him. — Marking the courtA metal line roller travels over the grass.View photograph ↗

A woman in navy and white lunges for a low tennis ball while an older man watches from a bench. — On courtA low ball, a long reach, an afternoon in motion.

Hands arrange folded polo shirts in cream, navy, green, yellow, red, and blue across a table. — The Polo shirtFolded colour, from cream and navy to red and green.

Chapter 02

Stable

The Pony is an official house signature. Here, its equestrian association becomes a story of care, leather and life around the stable.

A woman holds reins beside a chestnut horse while a man in a navy sweater leans over its back inside a wooden stable. — At the stableAn introduction beside the horse.

A person in a blue shirt touches a chestnut horse while another person leans above its back in a wooden stall. — The open stallTwo people and a horse in the stable doorway.

A woman in layered tan clothing walks a chestnut horse across a muddy stable yard. — Across the yardA layered coat, wet ground and a horse led by hand.View photograph ↗

An older man and a younger woman clean a brown leather saddle on a workbench. — Saddle leatherHands clean the leather together.View photograph ↗

Chapter 03

City

Shirts, knitwear and coats travel beyond the field. A city wardrobe assembled from familiar sporting pieces.

Two people in brown, cream and navy layers stand close together on a brownstone stoop, with a bicycle at the edge. — City portraitNavy, cream and a brown coat at the brownstone.

Two people stand on the steps of a brownstone entrance, framed by bicycles and a large brown tote. — BrownstoneLayered shirts and outerwear at the front steps.View photograph ↗

A woman in a navy raincoat and a child holding a wooden racquet walk on a wet city street beside a yellow car. — A wet city streetA navy raincoat and a racquet carried beside a child.

An older man and two women cross a rooftop in layered navy, cream, red, and blue clothing while carrying a racquet bag. — Above the citySporting layers brought together on a rooftop.

A white-haired person sits by a window while a younger person ties a white shoe behind them. — Getting readyA quiet moment between generations.View photograph ↗

Chapter 04

Evening

Wood-panelled rooms, folded layers and the last light on the court. A day ends in company.

Four people stand inside a wood-panelled seaside clubhouse with racquets, bags, and folded clothing. — The clubhouseFour people gather in a wood-panelled room.View photograph ↗

A woman and an older man walk toward the camera from a lit clubhouse at night, carrying a racquet case and an uncovered racquet. — After hoursTwo people leave the lit clubhouse with a racquet and a case.

Explore the recurring objects

A top-down view shows hands above a folded navy polo shirt, a wooden racquet, and a small green case. — The familiar thingsA folded navy Polo shirt, a wooden racquet and a green case.

A folded navy Polo shirt, a wooden racquet and a green case.

Folded navy fabric, racquets, tennis balls and white clothing lie on a courtside bench, with players and floodlights beyond. — Blue hourFolded fabric, racquets and balls on the courtside bench.View photograph ↗

Research & references

Primary materials consulted for factual brand, product, and design-history anchors.