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Volkswagen opens ID. Polo orders at ,000, but a cheaper trim is coming

Volkswagen opens ID. Polo orders at $40,000, but a cheaper trim is coming

Published by skeptic

The new entry-level EV is finally here. Volkswagen opened pre-orders for the ID. Polo on Wednesday, starting at 33,795 euros ($40,000). The promised base version at 25,000 euros ($29,000) will follow shortly. Volkswagen ID. Polo orders open in Europe Volkswagen’s answer to low-cost Chinese manufacturers like BYD is finally here. The ID. Polo is the first model from the German automaker’s new family of entry-level electric vehicles. The electric Polo is bringing a new look, redesigned interior, and upgraded powertrain to Volkswagen’s EV lineup. It’s also the first to bear an established Volkswagen name as the company aims to recapture the brand’s essence in the modern era. Following the new ID.3 Neo, introduced earlier this month, the ID. Polo is kicking off a new generation of “true Volkswagen” models. Advertisement – scroll for more content “With the ID. Polo, we are making electric mobility accessible to many more people: with clear and timeless design, intuitive operation, strong quality and technologies from higher segments,” Volkswagen brand CEO Thomas Schäfer said. The electric Polo is also the …

14 Best Knit Polo Shirts 2026, According to GQ Editors

14 Best Knit Polo Shirts 2026, According to GQ Editors

Published by Jenni Sidey

To kick off the process, we enlist the GQ Recommends braintrust to vote on our contenders. Some of the folks involved have worked in retail, slinging clothes to the masses; others have toiled for small-batch menswear labels; all spend way too much time thinking about what hangs in their closets. We lean on that collective experience to guide our search, culling a mix of household names, indie favorites, and the artisanal imprints on the bleeding-edge of the genre. Then we narrow down the assortment to the picks that scored the highest across quality, fit, and price. Across the majority of our buying guides, our team boasts firsthand experience with the bulk of our selects, but a handful are totally new to us. So after several months of intense debate, we tally the votes, collate the anecdotal evidence, and emerge with a list of what we believe to be the absolute best of the category right now, from the tried-and-true stalwarts to the modern disruptors, the affordable beaters to the wildly expensive (but wildly worth-it) designer …

The Best Buttonless Polo Shirts in 2026, According to GQ

The Best Buttonless Polo Shirts in 2026, According to GQ

Published by Jenni Sidey

There are plenty of contenders for summer’s closet MVP—chinos, canvas sneakers, light jackets—but when it comes to shirts, the polo has no competition. And while its buttoned-up brother might get most of the shine, the best buttonless polo shirts might just be the real stars of the show. They’re equally as sharp as any regular polo, but that much more at ease—and not just because that V is completely open to the breeze. A buttonless polo looks just a bit more relaxed, without sacrificing any of what makes the polo so versatile. Before we show you our favorites, it’s worth knowing about the two main variations in buttonless polos. (Don’t worry, we’ll make it quick.) The basic version simply drops the buttons, and calls it a day—a convertible Mustang instead of a hardtop. The Johnny collar polo takes things a bit further, with a V-shaped neckline and a soft spread collar—more of a Mad Men-era playboy vibe. With that understood, let’s look at your finest options. Banana Republic Luxury-Touch Stripe Polo Banana Republic’s buttonless polo …

7 Polo Shirts Every Stylish Man Needs In Their Wardrobe

7 Polo Shirts Every Stylish Man Needs In Their Wardrobe

Published by Akaay

The polo shirt occupies a unique space in the modern man’s wardrobe. It’s not as casual as a T-shirt, nor is it as smart as a shirt. It bridges the gap between those two extremes, ensuring you have something to throw on when the dress code is neither here nor there. What’s more, it can be dressed up or down with ease, making it extremely versatile and a valuable tool for building lots of different types of outfits. And yet the polo gets a bad rap. People are quick to call it stuffy, boring or complain that it lacks flair. But what they fail to remember is that a polo doesn’t have to be a preppy pique-cotton short-sleeve tucked into the waistband of a pair of golf slacks. In fact, the term ‘polo shirt’ has a pretty broad scope. As long as it has a collar and a short placket to the neck, usually with a couple of buttons, it pretty much fits the bill. So, before you write polo shirts off, you should make …

Inside Chanel and Charles Finch’s Glamorous Pre-Oscars Dinner at the Polo Lounge

Inside Chanel and Charles Finch’s Glamorous Pre-Oscars Dinner at the Polo Lounge

Published by Sam Flores

Ah, yes, the aforementioned Charles Finch. The producer, former head of W.M.E.’s International Motion Picture division, and son of legendary actor Peter Finch—the first person to win a posthumous Oscar—has been hosting a dinner the Saturday before the Academy Awards for over thirty years. In 2020, Finch told the Los Angeles Times it started simply because he just wanted to see all his friends (which included names like Al Pacino and Bill Murray) who came into town for the awards show. “It became this wild night at Mr. Chow’s, and after we destroyed the place, Michael Chow said, ‘That’s one too many. Next time you can either pay or find someone else to do it,’” Finch told the paper. Suffice to say, he did: in 2009, Chanel officially began co-hosting the evening alongside him. At first, they did so at Italian restaurant Madeo in West Hollywood. In 2019, they moved to the Polo Lounge. Yet despite the addition of a high-fashion sponsor, an expanded guest list, and a red carpet, Finch likes to keep the …

The Water Polo Scandal That Rocked LA’s Most Elite Private School

The Water Polo Scandal That Rocked LA’s Most Elite Private School

Published by Sam Flores

One of the many painful outcomes, Aidan says, was that while his former teammates were admitted to play water polo at schools like Stanford, Harvard, and UCLA, he met with multiple Division I colleges only to find some of the coaches asking him to explain his actions at Harvard-Westlake. “​​All the schools I visited, I had to explain in detail what happened because they all had heard some form of lie about me, including that I had been arrested or I had ruined another player’s life,” he says. “After I sent them my impact statement in the hopes that they would be more comfortable recruiting me.” Aidan reluctantly decided to take a gap year. In August of 2025, he started with the Spanish pro club CN Mataró, which makes him the youngest American player in the team’s history. In February of this year, he was at last able to verbally commit to an Ivy League school. He says he’s “extremely excited” that he has a coach who is willing to believe in him. Of course, …

14 Best Polo Shirts for Men 2026, According to GQ Editors

14 Best Polo Shirts for Men 2026, According to GQ Editors

Published by Jenni Sidey

Best Upgrade Polo Shirt: Sunspel Riviera Polo Shirt Sunspel Riviera Polo Shirt AccordionItemContainerButton Pros Luxurious material Flawless construction James Bond associations Cons A bit too slim for some people Costs as much as week at a nice tennis club One of the swaggiest pieces to come out of the James Bond franchise isn’t a Tom Ford suit or an Omega Speedmaster—it’s Sunspel’s Riviera polo. But the MI-6 agent’s plain-clothes uniform was hot long before it graced the silver screen. The British label has been crafting its luxurious polos since the 1950s and have been some of the best ever since. It all starts with the fabric which is made using extra-long staple Supima cotton from California. The superior raw material makes for a fabric that’s buttery to the touch, not to mention more durable. Sunspel knits it into a fine mesh fabric that’s featherlight and super breathable, perfect for the French Riviera for which it was originally intended. They fit slim and trim for a more refined, less casual look off the bat, but that …

With All Due Respect to Polo, RRL Is Ralph Lauren’s Most Ralph Lauren Label

With All Due Respect to Polo, RRL Is Ralph Lauren’s Most Ralph Lauren Label

Published by Jenni Sidey

2025 was Ralph Lauren’s year. That might not sound like much of a triumph: for the last five decades or so, every year has sort of been Ralph Lauren’s year. But 2025 was especially good to the maestro of American menswear, whose iconic pony logo has never been hotter, and whose genre-colliding vision of preppy style has never resonated harder. Amid all the crowing press blasts, though, it was easy to miss a slightly wonkier tidbit of Ralph Lauren lore: Doug Bihlmaier, the brand’s in-house vintage guru, was hanging up his threadbare chore coat for good—and auctioning off a treasure trove of grails from his own closet to celebrate. Bihlmaier’s retirement thrust the beloved archivist into the spotlight for more reasons than one. Unless you’re a regular on the estate sale circuit (or the forums that venerate Bihlmaier’s darned-to-death style) you probably weren’t aware of the role he played at RRL, Ralph Lauren’s deeply influential line of frontier Americana. Missed out on scoring a rare gem from Bihlmaier’s own closet? Don’t sweat it—you didn’t miss …

Volkswagen shows off ID. Polo EV interior for the first time [Video]

Volkswagen shows off ID. Polo EV interior for the first time [Video]

Published by skeptic

Volkswagen is preparing to launch its new family of entry-level EVs, starting with the ID. Polo. With its official debut just around the corner, we are finally getting our first look at the revamped interior. Volkswagen shares first look at the ID. Polo interior The ID.Polo “marks the beginning of a new generation of Volkswagen,” according to VW brand boss Thomas Schäfer, and that includes an all-new interior look. It will be the first of four new entry-level EVs, starting this spring. We got a sneak peek of the interior over two years ago through the ID 2all concept, a preview of the upcoming electric Polo. Volkswagen’s head of design, Andreas Mindt, posted a video on social media, saying that “The future of Volkswagen interiors has arrived in the ID 2all concept car.” Advertisement – scroll for more content The entry-level EV is about the same size as the gas-powered Polo (4,053 mm in length, 1,816 mm in width, and 1,530 mm in height), but thanks to compact drive modules and a flat battery pack …

20 Best Men’s Clothing Brands for Affordable Wardrobe Staples in 2026

20 Best Men’s Clothing Brands for Affordable Wardrobe Staples in 2026

Published by Jenni Sidey

Whether you’re a seasoned fashion vet or rolling up fresh-faced to the menswear table, basics are the foundation of every great wardrobe. Yes, the best men’s clothing brands are paid to push things forward, but before you get there, you need to start from square one. And honestly, we GQ editors probably spend more time focusing on the fundamentals—plain white tees, the perfect bodega-run sweatshirt, a roomy pair of chinos—than we actually do chasing the next new look. Tees, sweatshirts, slacks, underwear: These are the mitochondria of your wardrobe, the powerhouses that keep your style stable season to season, year after year. They’re also the pieces every brand makes, which can make choosing the right basics supplier a minor existential crisis. To help, we gathered the best men’s clothing brands to stock up on right now: 20 brands that consistently deliver unbeatable value, craftsmanship, and versatility. The Not-So-Basic Basics Hit List The Plain White Tee Merz B. Schwanen Organic Cotton Tee Read more The Lightweight Crewneck Alex Mill Reverse Seam Crew In Wool Cotton Read …