Should I wear the collar of my 3 button polo shirt (Ralph Lauren or Lacoste) up or down?

Should I wear the collar of my 3 button polo shirt (Ralph Lauren or Lacoste) up or down? I'm 34..?

I get a lot of stick for wearing it up...

Have to admit I'm 35 and wear mine up all the time - I wear RL or YSL mostly and have about 15 that I rotate all through the summer.
I guess I have always done it since I started wearing Polo shirts about 15 years ago. I'm sticking with up for a few more years. I do the same with rugby shirts too.

Wearing it up is to '80's. Wearing it down is the current fashion. If you don't you will be out of fashion for the next 5-10 years when they start wearing it up again, as fashion is not only fickle, it is cyclical.

Leave the very last button buttoned down but leave the other two open. A polo shirt implies a certain amount of casual & buttoning it all the way up implied a certain amount of control that is in total contrast to the garment. If you have a little chest hair, it will peek out of the unbuttoned part, or maybe wear a very thick discreet gold chain (classy, not flashy/trashy bling). Polo shirts look great with khakis or dark denims, pressed with a crease, & Dockers or Topsiders. Good luck - !

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check out men's fashion magazines for tips - I'm not saying become a candidate for Metrosexual of the Year, but if you have questions about what you're wearing then look around & see what style you wish to develop.

In the current hot weather, wearing your collar up protects the back of your neck from sunburn!!

Well thats what i tell people anyway.