Men's Premium Slub Polo - Tapenade

Fit depends on which cut you pick: the Classic line is slim, tapered, and reads small on average builds, the Relaxed line is much roomier, and the all-cotton fleece shrinks a size's worth in a hot dryer.

Owners and testers split along the brand's two fit lines rather than one direction. The Classic fleece is cut athletic — broad shoulders tapering to the waist — and one hands-on tester found several pieces "ran small" against the brand's own size charts, with pants also running short in the leg. Meanwhile hoodie reviewers report the opposite out of the box — one called it "larger than its true size" and baggy in the arms — but the 100% cotton shrinks roughly 3-5% in the dryer, and another reviewer's slightly-large medium settled to a proper fit after one wash-and-dry. Reviewers note the Relaxed fit runs about 5 inches bigger in the chest than Classic at the same marked size, so the label alone doesn't tell you the fit.

Sizing advice: Keep your usual size in the Classic fleece and dry on low to let the 3-5% shrinkage dial in the fit; choose the Relaxed cut (not a size up) if you want room, and expect pant inseams to run short.

Per owner & reviewer reports: American Giant Review: Are the made-in-America clothes wo… · American Giant Review — The Adult Man · American Giant Hoodie Review — How Comfy · American Giant Hoodie Review — Stridewise

Menswear reviewers describe American Giant's polos as casual, tee-like takes on the polo, made in Los Angeles from cotton: one review of the slub version calls the fabric lightweight and breathable without being overly thin, with a body that falls below the belt line without running long. Blog coverage of the polos themselves reports no durability problems and calls the roughly $70 pricing fair for US-made construction. Brand-level customer reviews are less uniform: alongside a 4.4/5 Trustpilot average, recurring complaints cite pilling, fabric fading within a wash or two, and inconsistent quality between batches on other garments in the range.

Strengths

Reviewers rate the polos' US-made cotton construction and casual cut highly, with fabric described as breathable without being thin and length that sits right at the belt line.

Watch out for

Polo-specific complaints are scarce, but brand-level customer reviews repeatedly report pilling, fading after one or two washes, and batch-to-batch quality inconsistency, so quality can vary by production run.

Sizing

Reviewers describe the body length as falling below the belt line without proving overly long; sources report no consensus to size up or down.

About American Giant's polos line as a whole. Sources: The Thursday Buy: USA-Made Polo from American Giant — The Style Guide · American Giant Review — Effortless Gent · American Giant Reviews — Trustpilot