Vardhan Signature Polo — Cream & Forest Green Stripe Waffle Knit

Some polos are worn on the course. This one is worn at the table where decisions are made.

1. Construction Philosophy — The Stripe Waffle Standard

Premium Waffle-Knit Construction | Horizontal Stripe Architecture | Forest Contrast Collar | Half-Sleeve

This is not a polo built on a single colour. It is built on the dialogue between two — cream and forest green, expressed through the three-dimensional architecture of a waffle knit that gives every stripe depth, dimension, and authority that flat-knit construction cannot achieve.

The cream body is constructed in a fine waffle-knit structure — a raised grid pattern formed at the yarn level. Against it, dark forest green and navy horizontal stripes run with precision across the full body. The dark forest collar anchors the composition from above — smooth against textured, deep against light, completing the palette with quiet authority.

Fine waffle-knit cream body — raised grid texture formed at the yarn level, not applied
Dark forest green and navy horizontal stripes — running full-width with architectural precision
Dark forest smooth contrast collar — anchors the composition with depth and authority
Half-sleeve construction — ending at the mid-bicep with clean, precise finishing

2. Fabric Composition

95% GIZA 87 / GIZA 92 Egyptian Cotton | 5% Lycra® Elastane

The waffle knit begins with the right fibre. GIZA Egyptian long-staple cotton — the rarest commercial cotton on earth — provides the foundation for both the cream body and the forest green stripe yarns. Its extraordinary fineness allows the waffle structure to achieve a surface depth and colour richness that standard cotton cannot produce.

5% Lycra® elastane is integrated at the yarn stage, giving the knit a responsive stretch and perfect recovery that maintains the polo’s silhouette through every movement and every hour of wear.

Long-staple GIZA fibres — the cream reads warmer, the forest reads deeper
Natural breathability — waffle-knit construction allows air circulation standard wovens cannot match
Integrated elastane — moves with the body, recovers without distortion
A surface that improves with every wash, never pills, never loses its structure

3. The Stripe — Precision as Identity

Cream Body | Forest Green & Navy Horizontal Stripes | Full-Width | Waffle Texture Throughout

The stripe is the defining element of this polo. Where other garments use stripes as surface decoration, Vardhan uses them as structural identity — each stripe formed within the waffle-knit architecture itself, carrying the three-dimensional texture of the body into every band of colour.

The result is a stripe that is not flat. It is raised, dimensional, alive. In direct light, the waffle grid within each stripe is bold and graphic. In ambient light, it is subtle and refined. In both, the composition is unmistakable.

Full-width horizontal stripes — forest green and navy across cream, no interruption
Waffle texture throughout — the grid runs through every stripe, not just the body
Cream, forest, navy — the most considered country-club palette in luxury menswear
A composition that rewards every angle, every light condition, every second look

4. The Collar — Forest Authority

Dark Forest Smooth Collar | Structured Spread | Deliberate Contrast

The dark forest collar is the moment of contrast that makes the cream body possible. Smooth against textured. Deep against light. The collar does not compete with the stripe — it completes it. It frames the face with the quiet authority of a garment that has considered every detail and decided on every one deliberately.

Dark forest smooth spread collar — deliberate contrast with the waffle-knit body
Structured collar architecture — holds shape through every hour of wear
Forest against cream — the anchor that grounds the entire stripe composition

5. Logo & Branding

Vardhan Black Peacock | Serif Wordmark | Left Chest

The Vardhan peacock — wings swept wide, crest raised, lotus at its feet — is rendered in solid black on the cream waffle body. Black on cream. The most grounded combination this colourway allows. Placed on the left chest between the stripes with the precision of a house that understands that placement is everything.

Solid black peacock emblem — grounded and precise against cream at every angle
Positioned on the left chest — deliberate, balanced, sovereign
Soft backing for all-day comfort against the skin

6. Buttons

Dark Navy Buttons | Cream Placket

Dark navy buttons on the cream placket — tonal with the stripe, precise in placement. They echo the depth of the forest collar. They anchor the lightness of the cream body. They are the punctuation marks that complete the sentence.

Dark navy buttons — tonal with the stripe, precise in placement
Navy against cream placket — the depth that grounds the freshness of the body
The detail that ties the collar, the stripe, and the logo in one coherent material language