• Houston Texas Vintage Retro Unisex Embroidered Cotton Polo, Sport Grey, Black Logo, Merlin Classics
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Houston Texas Vintage Retro Unisex Embroidered Cotton Polo - Black Logo

Houston Texas Vintage Retro Unisex Embroidered Cotton Polo - Black Logo

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The Houston polo, for the town that answers to Mission Control. Soft ring-spun cotton pique with the Houston vintage retro logo embroidered on the chest in black thread: hometown pride that passes at the office.

Choose the polo when a t-shirt is too casual and a logo too loud: the embroidered crest reads as a club mark, so it works for golf, a summer dinner or a workday. It is the Houston gift for fathers, grooms and anyone who already owns too many tees.

Semi-fitted and side-seamed, this pique polo is cut from soft 100% ring-spun cotton (~5.2 oz/yd²) and finished with a classic 2-button placket and dyed-to-match buttons. The vintage-retro logo is embroidered on the chest. Lightweight and breathable for warm weather, with advanced fabric certification for peace of mind. Machine wash cold on gentle, tumble dry low, no bleach, do not iron the decoration, no dry clean. Because embroidery uses thread (not ink), slight differences from the digital product image are normal and part of the process; see our Embroidery footer for the full details.

The Allen brothers laid out Houston in 1836 and named it for Sam Houston after San Jacinto; it served as capital of the Republic of Texas from 1837 to 1839. Spindletop made it the oil capital after 1901, and the Houston Ship Channel of 1914 turned an inland town on Buffalo Bayou into one of the great ports.

NASA’s center opened in 1961, and the word Houston has meant Mission Control ever since; the Astrodome of 1965 was the first domed stadium, and the world’s largest rodeo rolls in every March. The fourth-largest city in America covers 666 square miles with no zoning laws at all. Space City is the mark on this piece.


QUICK FACTS — HOUSTON TX EMBROIDERED COTTON POLO

Town: Houston, Texas

Founded: 1836

Known for: Space City and Mission Control; the Houston Ship Channel (1914); the world’s largest rodeo; capital of the Republic of Texas 1837–39

Art: Houston vintage retro logo, black (embroidered)

Blank: Semi-fitted pique polo, side-seamed, 2-button placket

Fabric: 100% ring-spun cotton, ~5.2 oz/yd²

Decoration: Chest embroidery, black thread

Care: Machine wash cold (gentle), tumble dry low, no bleach, do not iron decoration

Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL

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How does your sizing work?

Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

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Enter the recipient's address as the shipping address and your own as the billing address at checkout. Nothing ships with a price; the package includes a plain packing slip. Tracking goes to your email, not theirs. For birthdays and holidays, order two weeks ahead to be safe.

What's the return policy?

Made-to-order items can't be returned or exchanged for size or color, so please use the size chart and photos before ordering. If anything arrives defective, misprinted or damaged, send a photo and your order number within 30 days and we'll replace it or refund you.

How do I care for my item?

Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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Houston was founded on August 30, 1836, four months after San Jacinto, when two real-estate-speculator brothers from upstate New York — Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen — bought 6,642 acres along Buffalo Bayou, laid out a town grid, and named it for the general. Incorporated on June 5, 1837, Houston served as the capital of the Republic of Texas until President Mirabeau Lamar moved the government inland to Austin in 1839, and the Allen brothers’ bayou-side bet was on its own. Cotton came first, then railroads — early Houstonians liked to say the city sat “where seventeen railroads meet the sea,” an aspiration more than a fact, but the direction was right. The Karankawa and Atakapa peoples had lived along these bayous and the Gulf Coast for centuries before European contact; their descendants remain.

So Houston gathers an eighteen-minute battle, a bayou land deal, the gusher age, a fifty-mile ship channel, Mission Control, and the most diverse table in Texas into one sprawling Gulf Coast city — and our Houston designs gather that into wearable form. Whether Houston is your hometown, your launchpad, the skyline you grew up under, or the city you still mean to see, wear the history. Space City since 1961, on Buffalo Bayou since 1836.

Why People Visit Houston Texas

Houston offers space heritage, Texas Revolution history, world-class museums, bayou parks, and one of the most diverse food scenes in the country. Visitors come for Mission Control and the San Jacinto battleground, the museum district and the bayou trails, the rodeo in March, and the simple scale of a city that runs from downtown skyline to ship channel to Gulf Coast. It is sprawling, layered, and unlike anywhere else in America.

Houston Texas Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring longhorn and Lone Star motif