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9 Un-Preppy Ways to Wear a Polo Shirt Right Now

If you tend to avoid the polo shirt because it calls to mind visions of stuck-up Ivy League guys in Croakies and Rainbow sandals, think again. This year the staple shirt has been adopted by every tattooed, DGAF style rebel under the sun and you better believe they aren't wearing it with ribbon belts and baggy chinos. We can't say we fully endorse every single aspect of these un-preppy looks (we see you on that hoverboard, Jamie Foxx) but we respect the fact that these guys are changing the game. The polo shirt deserves a spot in every man's closet.

By Megan Gustashaw

June 11, 2016

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Wear it with dark jeans and boots.
Jack O'Connell demonstrates that the fastest way to de-prep the polo is to wear it with a pair of rugged dark jeans.
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Go monochromatic.
Sticking to one modern color, like Gabriel-Kane Day-Lewis here, brings the polo right into 2016.

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Be all Rat Pack about it.
Thanks to a dark palette and those thick-frame glasses, Jeff Goldblum's polo comes off more polished than preppy.
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Go for one of Gucci's out-there patterns.
Ham it up like Jamie Foxx in one of Alessandro Michele's cheeky takes on the formerly conservative shirt.

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Wear it like a beat-up t-shirt.
Jonah Hill, in a baseball cap and beat-up sneakers, is the opposite of a golf-club geek.
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Stick to an edgy, all-black palette.
If you can trust any man to take the frat-guy out of a polo shirt, it's Justin Theroux.

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When in doubt—carry your guitar case.
Tom Hiddleston is verging on preppy here but that guitar case and those slick suede shoes save the day.
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Give it race car-driver energy.
No one will be able to call you a conformist if you take a cue from Lewis Hamilton and wear a polo that looks like this.

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Wear it like a Cannes Film Festival legend.
Vincent Cassel knows knows how to be a villain. Conjure the actor's intimidating nonchalance with a dark suit and loafers.

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