Comme des Garçons has taken Fred Perry’s classic piqué polo and threaded it with neon, pairing one of menswear’s most conservative staples with a dose of fluorescent colour.
Built around the layers of a night out, the polo sits under a sharp overcoat, the neon peeking out at the collar and cuffs like a secret signalled in daylight.
It is a study in how much a single tonal shift can change a garment, the same polo reading as clubhouse or as rave depending on which thread catches the light.
The result keeps the collar and the buttoned placket intact, then runs electric arcs of lime and orange through the fabric where a quieter version would simply hold the brand’s twin laurels.
The styling favours contrast over camouflage, the electric hue doing the work that a print or a logo would once have done.
For the wearer, the piece offers an easy way in: a familiar silhouette with just enough subversion to register as deliberate.
