Work your style as much as your swing

The easiest handicap for a golfer, even a lover, is his wardrobe.This outdoor activity cultivates paradoxes.This individual sport is practiced in groups.Giving pride of now on technical materials, outfits are always subject to a subtle label, made of traditions and unsaid.

Technical clothing

Jeans and t-shirts remain in the locker room.The cap is in order, but not upside down.The color is encouraged, but adorning yourself like an exotic butterfly will quickly throw doubt.Even the young generation of influential golfers, like John Daly or Rickie Fowler - famous for its turquoise or orange outfits - have integrated classic codes to better express their creativity.Having become an Olympic test in 2016, golf has been a worldly or professional discipline for more than a century."The American businessman is a gentleman who, all morning, talks about golf at his office and who, the rest of the day, discusses business on the golf course," said Jerry Lewis.

Appointments therefore have their importance and it is also better to know how to play it.For members of an institution, it is advisable to practice under the colors of your club.More generally, the polo shirt will have the preference of amateurs. Les fournisseurs traditionnels ont toujours le vent en poupe, comme Lyle & Scott et Callaway, ou Footjoy.And of course Nike, long -standing partner of the great champions, in particular Tiger Woods, who will have allowed the golf to moult his audience.In France, the Golfino brand has been able to regenerate a somewhat compassey genre, with technical clothes designed for golf, but can easily be worn far from the club house by uninitiated.

Trendy brands

Nevertheless, to believe that fairways are a protective bubble against fashions would be ostrich or have a vision problem.Indeed, for a few seasons, streetwear has appeared, attracting to this sport a new generation of players according to well -felt collaborations with trendy brands.Stephen Malbon was one of the first to open the door.A breach in which the major sports equipment manufacturers have engaged, like Adidas with its recent collection with Palace Skateboards, the Fethe London brand of skaters.Among the pros, Dustin Johnson or Sergio García followed suit and wear these fluorescent outfits during mediatized tournaments.

In contrast, a neoclassical style has developed widely, inspired by beautiful vintage references, drawing the good elements of the Art Deco period or the 1960s and 1970s.Some amateurs are delighted with the announced return of the Fair Isle tank tops, a multiple color jacquard knit in the 1930s, once again the prerogative of the most sharp players.As when choosing a costume, they also know that the most complicated and decisive piece of the wardrobe, it is the pants.In this game, Ralph Lauren, with his RLX line, dedicated to golf and adopted by the most chic players, like Justin Thomas, wins the cup.