'SNL' TomPolo

Live from New York, it's Saturday Night Live x Tombolo!

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Shop the rest of SNL x Tombolo capsule here.

Double-faced Organic Cotton Terry Cloth (320 gsm)
   
DETAILS

Boxy, nostalgic fit, featuring tubular, raglan sleeves.
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This polo looks like something that could have credibly been worn in season 1 (1975) tucked into bellbottom jeans. Or, fast forward to season 25 (2000) and squeeze into a size XS with your midriff exposed to bang a cowbell. 
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Contrast, yellow overlock stitching on on placket, cuffs, sleeves, and bottom sweep. 
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Chain-stitched "Saturday Night Live" logo on left chest - adapted from a freehand version of the logo from 1976, developed in partnership with costume designer Tom Broecker.
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Extra narrow ribbed placket, joined to ribbed collar with edge striping.
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Custom Saturday Night Live embossed matching snap buttons. 
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Tombolo x Saturday Night Live woven interior label.
 
SIZING

Unisex Sizing

Tom is 5'11" with a 32" waist. He is wearing a size M. 

MORE ABOUT THE COLLABORATION

Wind back the clocks to 11:29pm ET on October 11th of 1975 in Studio 8H at 30 Rockefeller Center. Listen closely and hear the nervous swallowing and heart palpitations of the first ever cast and crew – many in their twenties – waiting backstage in the moments leading up to the first ever live broadcast of Saturday Night Live. It’s now been 50 years since that first, fateful season changed television forever. We’re honored to play a part in celebrating an institution that brims with creativity and laughs. 

We developed this capsule in close collaboration with Tom Broecker, SNL’s costume designer for over thirty years.  Along the way, Tom’s creativity and enthusiasm propelled us. He helped us dig deep into the archives and tap into the aesthetic of the earliest decades of the show. As Tom explained to us, he rarely indulges nostalgia because SNL is, at its core, about pushing the envelope and never stopping moving. He made an exception for the 50th anniversary - a milestone that warrants some reflection. Even so, the mandate from Tom was clear - reference the old, but give it a new twist.  

The four-piece capsule centers around a rare iteration of the logo that was drawn freehand by the costume designer in 1976. We hope you enjoy exploring a capsule that pays homage to a show that has brought so many laughs to our beloved hometown of New York City and far beyond for five decades. You can read more about the process in our blog post. 

100% organic cotton terry, carefully engineered to ensure lightweight comfort, breathability and ease of care. This fabric is "French Terry" -- the exterior has the terry loops like a towel, and the interior is smooth and flat. Organic terry cloth cotton uses less water than conventional cotton and no chemicals that can harm the environment and workers. Machine wash cold, and hang dry or tumble dry low. While we preshrink all of our fabric, cotton knit still has a tendency to shrink a small degree (~1-4%) on the first wash. To minimize shrinkage, avoid high heat dryers.