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ARAtticus Reed
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V · MMXXVI · 5 min

How to Build a Set

One state, a few good pieces, in the order we’d build it ourselves.

A set is not a uniform. It is a few pieces that carry the same crest and earn the same wardrobe — built once, worn for years. Here is how we’d go about it.

One. Choose your state

Most people choose where they are from. Some choose where they learned the game, or where they go back every summer. There is no wrong answer — only a more specific one. Start at the fifty editions and find the crest that already feels like yours.

Pick the state. The state earns its colors.

Two. Emblem or seal

Every piece is offered in two crests, and you pick yours the way you’d pick a size. The emblem is the discreet mark — the bird and flower stitched small at the left chest, for the player who likes a quiet polo. The seal is the full medallion, worn larger, for the piece you want to be the statement. Many people mix the two across a set.

Three. Build outward from the polo

Start with the State Polo. It is the anchor of the collection and the piece you will reach for most. From there, layer for weather: the quarter-zip for a cool morning, the gilet for the wind off the back nine, the sweater for the clubhouse after. Three pieces make a set that covers most of a season.

Four. Let the Set discount do its work

There is no code to remember. Add two pieces and ten percent comes off; add three or more and it becomes fifteen. The cart works it out for you. The Build Your Set page lets you assemble the pieces side by side and see the set come together before you buy.

One last word: there is no rush to finish. Most sets are built a piece at a time, as the seasons ask for them. The crest stays the same; the wardrobe grows around it.

“One state, a few good pieces, worn for years.”

AR

Atticus Reed

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