Polo is played around the world and the throughout the year. It is followed by Royalty, the jet-set and fashionistas. But, as with all traditions that date back hundreds of years, the game, the social scene and the appropriate attire have changed with the times. The modern game of polo is growing in popularity and [...]
Last month the Polistas sponsored London Old Boys Polo Club, the new London-based club for former university players from leading UK universities, played in the 19th edition of Tournoi Des Grandes Ecoles at Chantilly, the glamorous polo club just outside Paris. For tournament preparations and team tactics we started Friday night at ‘Little Red Door’, an eclectic [...]
A new venue for polistas and polo fans opened on Tuesday night with glittering success. Situated on Archer Street in London’s Soho district, the Chukka Bar oozes the polo lifestyle combining comfortable sofas and rustic ambiance with sophisticated cocktails and plenty of house champagne by Billecart-Salmon. Up and coming polo star, 5 goaler George Meyrick, [...]
For the second year in a row, the Polistas Polo Team, captained by the Maharaj of Jaipur, won the prestigious Asia Cup Polo International in Mumbai, India. The glitz and glamour showered a thousand guests including Bollywood stars, India’s social elite and royalty. All enjoyed a spectacular afternoon of polo and an evening of fashion [...]
Fast, dangerous, glamorous and jet-set. Adjectives that are as applicable to the ancient sport of polo as they are to the modern sport of Formula One motor racing. To celebrate the foundation of a franchise partnership and other business connections in Malaysia, Polistas founder, Johnny Lynn, travelled to Kuala Lumpur last month to take in [...]
Zacara win the US Open Congratulations to Zacara polo team for winning the second US Open title in a row at the International Polo Club in Palm Beach, Florida last weekend. Zacara’s team included, arguably the best 10 goaler in the world at the moment, Facundo Pieres, Argentine 8 goaler Magoo Labrida and former 10 goaler [...]
Q. Why do some cuff links have an angled stem? So they look better in the display box? Wrong. A. The reason good cuff links have an angled stem is so that the wearer can adjust the tightness of the shirt cuff. Polistas cuff links have an angled stem so that you can adjust the [...]
Here are 5 style tips on enjoying a fine Cuban cigar that most Aficionados overlook: Humidification: Cuban cigars come from Cuba in the Caribbean. (Sorry this is supposed to be a style lesson, not a geography lesson but there is a point here). The Caribbean is very humid and warm all year round. That is [...]
The annual Greenpoint Polo Arena League has again proved to be a huge success with the Universities, running from the 21st November through to the finals weekend on the 9th and 10th March. Sponsored by Polistas, the teams were vying for the coveted first place and some fabulous prizes. With a total of 18 teams [...]
IMG_3204 Click here to see the ski test video! On a recent visit to his homeland, Polistas founder, Johnny Lynn, was the first skier of the year at Blue Mountain in Collingwood, Ontario. The popular ski resort won’t open for a few weeks yet but a timely early snow fall gave Johnny and his former Canadian [...]
