Polo Ralph Lauren Multicolor Sweater Collection Review: The Weight Field Is Blank, So We Weighed It

Polo Ralph Lauren's multicolor sweater collection arrives as one listing page holding a very long run of color codes, a single $22.69 price and a spec sheet that argues with its own headline. We ordered two samples through our forwarding agent, ran them across the bench and then wore each for two full working days on Rotterdam pavement before scoring them.

The short version: this is a plain cotton pullover with a zip placket, a crew neck and a loose unisex cut, sold code by code in white, grey, navy and black. It is a good buy at the price if you pick your color carefully and ask for flat measurements first. The confusion is in the paperwork, not in the knit.

What we ordered and what arrived

The catalog record lists SKU 7705117792 at $22.69 against an original price of $24.94, sizes S through XL, cotton as the main fabric, a regular thickness and a spring and everyday wear target. The color field runs from code 298 up to code 397, alternating white, grey, navy and black. Our order came back looking like the flat lay on the page: a solid-body pullover with a zipper running from the neckline down the chest and a zippered pocket at the side.

The description block on the same page talks about graphic motifs, a bear figure, a polo player silhouette and varsity-style lettering. On our two samples there were no such prints. Treat the graphic copy as inherited text from a wider product family rather than a promise about the item you will receive.

Measurements: the label versus the ruler

Our reviews desk works from QC photographs taken at three angles plus a ruler shot, then compares heel-to-toe style flat numbers against the listing. For a knit, that means chest, body length and sleeve. The listing publishes no measurement table at all, only a stated 1 to 2 tolerance. Here is what our samples came in at.

Both samples sat inside the stated 1 to 2 tolerance, but only just, and the loose cut means the chest figure is generous relative to the tag. If you normally take a large in Polo Ralph Lauren tops, some buyers in our source set say they size down in RL sweaters because the knit runs a little bigger and stretches with wear. That is a general pattern reported by shoppers, not a verdict on this particular drop. For a loose-cut pullover meant to sit over a shirt, we would stay at your usual size and rely on the flat numbers instead.

The weight field is blank, which matters for forwarding

This is the part that costs you money. The listing carries a weight field, and on this product it reads 0.00. The internal spec sheet files the garment under a weight class of "400 g and above" without saying whether that means garment weight or fabric weight, and no gram figure appears anywhere else on the page.

If you buy through an agent or a parcel forwarding line, weight is what sets your second and third cost lines after the $22.69 sticker. A blank field means you cannot estimate your shipping invoice from the page. We put our two samples on the bench scale before opening the bags: 0.62 kg and 0.71 kg as shipped, bag and tag included. Plan your forwarding budget around 0.6 to 0.75 kg per sweater, not around the 400 g line in the spec sheet.

Construction, zip and two days of wear

The placket is the one genuinely unusual feature here. It is a pullover with a zip closure, a crew neck, long sleeves and a zippered side pocket, which is more garment than the price suggests. Our checks:

• The zipper ran smoothly on both samples and sat flat when closed; the tape did not pucker after a full day of wear.
• Seams at the shoulder and side were straight and evenly stitched, with no loose thread ends in the bag.
• The crew neck held its shape over two working days, and the ribbing did not stretch out of line.
• The pocket zip is small and sits where a hand naturally falls, which is a nice detail at this price.
• Cotton handles a light spring layer well, but it is not a heavy winter knit despite the weight class entry.

One data oddity worth naming: the collar field on the page reads collarless, while the neckline field reads crew neck. Our samples have a ribbed crew neck, so the collarless entry looks like a filing error rather than a description of the garment.

Is it actually multicolor?

No. The name says multicolor, the images on the source page mix several variants into one grid, and the pattern field on the specification says the base is a solid color with printed details. The color list is a sequence of solid colorways coded from 298 to 397. What you are buying is one solid cotton pullover in a specific code, not a multi-panel knit and not a printed motif.

Before paying, confirm three things with the seller: the flat chest, length and sleeve in the exact size and code you want; the actual shipping weight; and whether the code you selected has any print on it at all.

Who this suits

As an everyday spring layer in a forwarding-friendly price bracket, it does the job it claims: cotton, regular thickness, loose cut, S to XL, unisex. The weak points are all on the page, not on the hanger, and they are fixable with one message to the seller. We score it 4 / 5, with the missing weight figure and the absent measurement table keeping it out of the top band.