Michel Rouen Men's Quick-Dry Jacquard Polo, faded denim heather

Ten heather colourways, and every one of them is two yarns twisted together rather than one flat colour. That is what a melange does: from a distance it is a solid slate green or a faded denim, and up close it has a grain running through it like a wool suiting. It is the least sporting of the ten cuts on that shelf and the one that passes most easily at a lunch afterwards.

Underneath the effect it is the same performance knit as the rest: polyester with spandex, moisture moving out rather than sitting in, UPF 30+ on the label, side splits at the hem. Regular fit, S to 3XL. If you own two loud shirts already and want the one that does not compete with them, this is it, and the burgundy and jungle green are the two people come back for.

One of 10 on the polo shirts rail in the Michel Rouen collection. It also answers to golf polos, jacquard polos, upf golf shirts. A size letter describes the garment rather than your body, so measure your chest once and hold the figure against the chart on the buying page. The UPF figure describes dry, unstretched cloth, and you lose part of it when the shirt is soaked through or pulled tight. If you find a figure here that disagrees with the piece in your hands, tell us: how we keep them current is set out on how we update the catalogue.