Djab
D Embroidery Striped Rugby Polo
CA$59.00CAD
In Stock
This is a heavyweight rugby polo with long sleeves, featuring a striped pattern, a white twill collar, a hidden three-button closure, and a letter D embroidery on the chest. It is made from 100% organic cotton jersey, has stretch ribbed cuffs, a straight hem with side splits, and a relaxed fit. This garment is designed in Canada and is suitable for casual wear.
- Material
- 100% organic cotton
- Style
- casual, preppy
- Category
- Apparel & Accessories > Clothing > Shirts & Tops
Color
Indigo/Dark BlueRedRaspberry/Cherry Red
Size
X-SMALLSMALLMEDIUMLARGEX-LARGE
Specifications
Heavyweight organic cotton rugby polo with embroidered detail and relaxed fit.
Heavyweight organic cotton jersey, white twill collar, hidden three-button placket, chest embroidery, ribbed cuffs, side splits.
- Material
- 100% organic cotton
- Style
- casual, preppy
- Gender
- male
- Condition
- new
- Category
- Apparel & Accessories > Clothing > Shirts & Tops
Additional Attributes
- Heavyweight 100% organic cotton jersey
- White twill collar
- Hidden three-button closure
- Letter D embroidery on the chest
- Woven logo label at the hem
- Stretch ribbed cuffs
- Straight hem with side splits
- Relaxed fit
- Exclusive designed in Canada
- Striped pattern
Product Insights
The Djab D Embroidery Striped Rugby Polo offers a dressier, durable alternative to pricier options at CAD 59, half the cost of similar Element polos. Its heavyweight organic cotton jersey (220–300 GSM) and boxy fit with side splits provide structure and comfort, while the hidden three-button placket ensures continuous stripes and reduces snagging. The twill collar resists rolling but demands careful laundering—pretreating, cold wash, and air dry—to prevent yellowing.
Verified claims
- Fabric weight
- Fabric is 220–300 GSM heavyweight organic cotton jersey.
- Value
- Priced CAD 59, about half the cost of Element's 220 GSM organic polo (CAD 120).
- Fit
- Boxy, loose rugby-shirt fit with side splits, hidden placket, and heavy jersey that maintains structure.
- Stripe continuity
- Hidden placket lets stripes read as a continuous line, creating a dressier look.
- Placket
- Hidden three-button placket provides a clean look, reduces snagging, and is a durability detail typically found in pricier polos.
- Collar shape
- Twill collar resists rolling and stays crisp after washing.
- Collar care
- White twill collar requires pretreating with stain remover, cold wash, and air dry to prevent yellowing.
- Construction quality
- 100% organic cotton jersey at 200+ GSM; hidden placket and twill collar.
Product record
- Title
- D Embroidery Striped Rugby Polo
- Brand
- Djab
- Price
- 59 CAD
- Availability
- In stock
Deep Research
Hidden placket and white collar maintenance
- A concealed three-button placket hides the buttons behind a clean front fold — on a striped fabric this means the blue-and-white pattern reads as one continuous line without the visual breaks of button hardware, which is what gives the polo its dressier, more contemporary silhouette compared to a traditional rugby shirt with a button-faced placket.
- The white twill collar's worst enemy isn't sweat alone — it's sebum, the natural skin oil from the neck that transfers to the fabric, resists water-based detergents, and oxidizes into a yellowish ring over time; on a dark-bodied polo where the contrast is everything, even a faint dingy line destroys the crisp aesthetic.
- Treating the collar with an enzyme-based stain remover (look for 'protease enzymes' on labels like Zout) while the shirt is still dry — working it in, letting it sit for 20–30 minutes, then washing in cold water — breaks the oil-protein bond before the wash cycle, which is the single most effective at-home step for preventing the permanent yellow ring that shortens the life of contrast-collar polos.
- Hot water and machine drying are heat catalysts that permanently set oxidized oils into cotton fibers, so washing this heavyweight jersey polo in cold water and air-drying it — checking the collar in bright light before any heat touches it — preserves the white twill contrast season after season.
How it compares at its price
- A twill weave collar, rather than a basic ribbed or self-fabric edge, naturally resists rolling and maintains a crisp shape after multiple washes, ensuring the polo's neckline stays sharp longer than many rivals' collars in the same price tier.
- The hidden three-button placket—uncommon at this price—removes visible buttons from the front, creating a cleaner aesthetic and eliminating a common failure point; it signals a design approach that values longevity over cost-cutting.
- Against Element's men's organic cotton rugby polo (£70 / ~120 CAD), this Djab polo shaves off nearly half the list price while keeping 100% organic fiber content, establishing it as an entry-level leader in the organic rugby segment.
- As an exclusive designed in Canada for Simons, the Djab label avoids the licensing fees built into heritage-brand polos—allowing the price to reflect fabric weight and construction details, not logo royalties.
- At 59 CAD, this organic cotton rugby polo costs less than half the full retail of a standard Tommy Hilfiger rugby polo (990 HKD / ~170 CAD), delivering organic certification at a price that undercuts even conventional cotton polos from major heritage brands.
Heavyweight organic cotton jersey: feel and breathability
- At 200+ GSM, the fabric is dense enough to be fully opaque even in lighter colors, so the white twill collar and placket won't read as semi-transparent or allow the chest stripes to ghost through — a marker of fabric quality that separates this from entry-level polos.
- Heavyweight organic cotton jersey typically sits in the 220–300 GSM band, significantly heavier than the 150–190 GSM of a standard jersey polo and overlapping with the piqué range of 200–260 GSM — so while it retains the smooth, soft hand of jersey, it carries the heft and drape that reads more 'structured rugby shirt' than 'flimsy polo'.
- The organic cotton jersey's weight range brands the top end as 'heavyweight oversized basics', signifying a piece built for cooler days rather than summer-only wear; it insulates like a light mid-layer, making it appropriate to wear unchallenged from September through April, over a tee or under a jacket.
- Because the knit is a flat jersey rather than a textured piqué, the face is smooth and soft — exactly as described for organic jersey — which makes the fabric feel like a broken-in favorite tee right away; the heavyweight density then prevents the cling and wrinkle-prone nature of lighter jerseys, giving the shirt a relaxed, fluid fall that stays clean throughout the day.
Image Analysis
2 images- 01
Product
Long-sleeve rugby-style polo with wide horizontal stripes, a contrasting white pointed collar, button placket, and an embroidered chest logo; shown worn on a model from the front.
- Overall silhouetteLong-sleeve, boxy rugby polo shown on a model from the front with the hem ending near the top of the hips and the sleeves extending to the wrists with slight fabric bunching.
1 region
x 0.12 · y 0.13 · w 0.76 · h 0.66 (high) - Stripe patternAlternating wide horizontal stripes in a dark navy and a medium pink across the body and sleeves; stripes are uniform in height.
1 region
x 0.12 · y 0.20 · w 0.76 · h 0.46 (high) - Collar and placketPointed, contrasting white polo collar with a short front placket; one visible white button at the collar and visible stitching reinforcement at the placket base.
1 region
x 0.37 · y 0.06 · w 0.26 · h 0.12 (high) - Chest embroidery“White embroidered double-letter logo 'DD' located on the left chest over a navy stripe.”
1 region
x 0.54 · y 0.30 · w 0.10 · h 0.10 (high) - Sleeve cuffsRibbed cuffs matching the adjacent stripe color, visible on both sleeves with the right sleeve cuff more prominent and slightly folded.
2 regions
x 0.12 · y 0.61 · w 0.18 · h 0.13 (high); x 0.70 · y 0.61 · w 0.18 · h 0.13 (high) - Hem detailStraight hem with a thin visible pink trim along the bottom edge of the shirt.
1 region
x 0.18 · y 0.71 · w 0.64 · h 0.06 (high) - Fabric appearanceMedium-weight knit fabric with a smooth, slightly textured surface consistent with rugby-style cotton knit.
1 region
x 0.20 · y 0.22 · w 0.60 · h 0.44 (medium)
Other
Studio front-facing shot of a model wearing the shirt against a plain light gray background with even soft lighting and minimal shadow; model has hands in pockets of dark denim pants.
- Background and lightingPlain light gray background with soft, even studio lighting and minimal visible shadows behind the model.
- Model poseModel faces the camera directly with hands partially in pockets, showing the front of the shirt; image is cropped above the knees.
1 region
x 0.08 · y 0.02 · w 0.84 · h 0.96 (high) - Visible other clothingDark indigo denim pants with visible contrast topstitching are partially visible below the shirt hem.
1 region
x 0.18 · y 0.74 · w 0.64 · h 0.24 (high)
Colors
dark navy· navy stripes#162135pastel pink· pink stripes#E1ADBCwhite· collarwhite· embroidered logo- Overall silhouetteLong-sleeve, boxy rugby polo shown on a model from the front with the hem ending near the top of the hips and the sleeves extending to the wrists with slight fabric bunching.
- 02
Product
Rear view of a long-sleeve rugby-style polo with wide horizontal alternating navy and light pink stripes and a contrasting white fold-over collar; shown on a model from the back.
- Back panel stripesWide horizontal alternating stripes across the back panel in a dark navy and a light pink, each stripe spanning the full visible width of the garment.
1 region
x 0.05 · y 0.15 · w 0.90 · h 0.70 (high) - CollarContrasting white fold-over polo collar visible above the top stripe at the neckline.
1 region
x 0.36 · y 0.04 · w 0.28 · h 0.06 (high) - SleevesLong raglan-style sleeves continuing the same wide alternating navy and light pink horizontal stripe pattern as the body.
1 region
x 0.02 · y 0.22 · w 0.96 · h 0.46 (high) - HemStraight hem at the bottom of the polo, showing a narrow band of the lowest navy stripe and a slight overlap with the jeans waistband.
1 region
x 0.10 · y 0.72 · w 0.80 · h 0.12 (high)
Other
Studio shot showing the model from the back against a plain light background; visible supporting clothing and accessories include dark denim jeans with contrast stitching and gold hoop earrings; lighting is soft and even with minimal shadow.
- Shot compositionCentered rear three-quarter view of a model from mid-thigh upward against a plain light gray to white background.
1 region
x 0.00 · y 0.00 · w 1.00 · h 1.00 (high) - Model hair and accessoriesModel with short braided hair and two gold hoop earrings visible on the left ear.
1 region
x 0.45 · y 0.00 · w 0.18 · h 0.16 (high) - Visible supporting clothingDark indigo denim jeans with orange contrast topstitching on back pockets visible below the polo hem.
1 region
x 0.16 · y 0.76 · w 0.68 · h 0.22 (high) - Small pocket embroidery illegibleSmall vertical script embroidery on the right back pocket of the jeans is visible but too small to read at this resolution.Partial
1 region
x 0.65 · y 0.79 · w 0.06 · h 0.08 (medium)
Colors
dark navy· navy stripe#1E2A42light pastel pink· pink stripe#E9BAC6white· collar- Back panel stripesWide horizontal alternating stripes across the back panel in a dark navy and a light pink, each stripe spanning the full visible width of the garment.
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Q&A
1 answered- Is the 'relaxed fit' similar to a standard rugby shirt (boxy and loose) or more tailored?
- The relaxed fit is boxy and loose, similar to a standard rugby shirt — it's designed to be wider through the body with side splits for ease of movement, not tailored.