Polo Ralph Lauren Classic Fit Cotton Tank Undershirt, 3-Pack

An undershirt is invisible and still changes the look: it stops a polo clinging, keeps a white oxford opaque, and absorbs what would otherwise mark the outer layer. Ralph Lauren's cotton is heavier than the supermarket three-packs, which is why these hold their shape through a year of washing rather than stretching at the neck by March. Tanks specifically, so nothing shows at an open collar. Fifty-five dollars for three is the Ralph Lauren tax on a basic. Buy them if he wears the polos on this page in summer; skip them if he does not wear undershirts at all, because this will not convert him.

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