Ami Paris Shorts Sleeve Cotton Polo Shirt Green

Two ways to run the AMI Paris green polo. One: with ecru or off-white wide-leg trousers, no belt, tan leather sandals or loafers, which is a brunch and beach-club uniform and reads expensive without trying. Two: tucked into washed indigo denim with a brown belt and white sneakers, sleeves ending mid-bicep, for evenings when you want colour but not a print. It fits true to size with a straight body, so take your normal size and only size down if you want it cropped and boxy. Pale green piqué needs a little discipline. Machine wash at 30 degrees on delicate, never tumble dry, iron at 110 degrees maximum, and keep it with like colours from the first wash. Dry it flat and out of direct sun so the shade does not fade patchy.

Green is where menswear goes when it wants to look considered instead of loud, and a chalky matcha is the shade people reach for once they are done with all black. AMI put it on the piece that carries the house. The Ami de Coeur polo is the design that took the label out of Parisian menswear circles and into stores across New York, China and Japan, the logo Le Monde called the success story of a fashion logo. What makes this version travel is restraint: no contrast collar, no blown-up monogram, just soft green and a cream heart, so it works in rooms where the red version would be doing too much talking. It is the AMI piece for people who want the brand without the announcement.

Cotton piqué, one hundred percent, finished with ribbed cotton trim, and the weave carries the piece. Piqué's raised texture holds the fabric slightly off your skin, so it moves air through a humid afternoon where a jersey polo would go limp and see-through. The collar is a true shirt collar cut to stand, and it closes on a short two-button placket rather than a deep three-button one, which keeps the neckline clean when you wear it open. Ribbed edges at the sleeve openings stop them flaring out after repeat washes. The Ami de Coeur sits on the left chest in cream white, tonal enough to read as texture from across a room, with a matching Ami embroidery under the back neckline. Cut and sewn in Portugal, straight through the body.