Polo necks at Givenchy were high and black, but tight salmon pink at Wales Bonner. Other looks were traditional black rollnecks paired with fake fur stoles at Hed Mayner and candy pink versions at Walter Van Beirendonck. Saint Laurent debuted funnel-neck jumpers, some of which transformed into dresses, on the first night of Paris Fashion Week 2023. The polo neck has a lengthy history in European fashion. Some grazed the chin, while others were so broad that a sweater could be layered beneath. Polo necks made their way into the wardrobes of intellectuals like Samuel Beckett and Michel Foucault in the 1960s.
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