Navy mouline merino polo cut for the fall rotation. The drop-needle knit gives it a soft vertical texture across the chest and body, subtle enough that a jacket does not fight it and interesting enough that it holds up on its own. Three-button placket, ribbed cuffs and hem, tidy polo collar.
Extra-fine Italian merino runs finer than the mid-weight rugby stuff. It sits close without clinging, breathes hot to cold across an Edmonton fall day, and does not itch against the neck. This one weighs in mid, warm enough for standalone wear in November, light enough to layer under a sport coat or overshirt.
The mouline yarn (two shades twisted together before knitting) reads as a deeper, more dimensional navy than a flat-dyed piece. Pairs cleanly with grey flannel, mid-wash denim, brown suede or oatmeal chinos.