• Rowayton Connecticut Vintage Style Unisex Embroidered Cotton Polo - Black Retro Oyster Logo, White
  • Rowayton Connecticut Vintage Style Unisex Embroidered Cotton Polo - Black Retro Oyster Logo, Sport Grey
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Rowayton Connecticut Vintage Retro Unisex Embroidered Cotton Polo - Black Logo

Rowayton Connecticut Vintage Retro Unisex Embroidered Cotton Polo - Black Logo

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The Rowayton polo, for the town that grew up on oysters where the Five Mile River meets the Sound. Soft ring-spun cotton pique with the Rowayton 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 Rowayton gift for fathers, grooms and anyone who already owns too many tees.

Our vintage-retro logo is embroidered on the chest of a semi-fitted pique polo in soft 100% ring-spun cotton (~5.2 oz/yd²). A classic 2-button placket with dyed-to-match buttons and side-seamed construction keep the look sharp for work, golf, or weekends, and the breathable, lightweight fabric stays comfortable in warm weather. Advanced fabric certification adds peace of mind. Care: machine wash cold (gentle), tumble dry low, no bleach, do not iron decoration, no dry clean. Embroidery uses thread rather than ink, so slight differences from the digital product image are normal; full details are in our Embroidery footer.

Rowayton began in the late 1600s as a fishing and farming hamlet on the Five Mile River within Norwalk, was burned in Tryon’s raid of July 1779, and boomed on oysters in the 1800s, when the Pinkney Park shipyard built the boats. Victorian sea-captain and oysterman houses still line Rowayton Avenue in the Five Mile River Landing Historic District.

The railroad arrived in 1849, and from about 1880 to 1942 Roton Point drew steamship excursions to its dance hall, carousel and roller coaster. Today the village is water on three sides, Bayley Beach, Farm Creek’s tidal marsh and one of the busiest small arts communities on the shore. The mark on this piece is the salty little village.


QUICK FACTS — ROWAYTON CT EMBROIDERED COTTON POLO

Town: Rowayton, Connecticut

Founded: Settled late 1600s (village of Norwalk)

Known for: A 19th-century oystering village on the Five Mile River; Roton Point; the Rowayton Arts Center

Art: Rowayton 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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What's with Roton Point? On the point just west of the village, where the land runs out into Long Island Sound, there once stood one of the great shore resorts of the region. From the 1880s into the years around the Second World War, Roton Point drew summer crowds by steamboat and trolley to a beach, a carousel, a roller coaster, and a grand dance pavilion — a Coney Island of the Connecticut shore. Most of it is gone now, the grounds long since a private association, but in its day Roton Point is how the whole country first learned to spend a summer Sunday in Rowayton.

Rowayton has always governed itself a little differently. When Norwalk's towns consolidated into one city in 1921, the village became the Sixth Taxing District — its own three elected commissioners, its own beach and parks and small-town affairs, a town-meeting temperament tucked inside a city. More than a century on, the arrangement still holds: Rowayton belongs to Norwalk, and runs its own corner of it — the district marked its hundredth birthday in 2021, with a concert at the community center, naturally.

Why People Visit Rowayton

Rowayton offers the Connecticut shore at its most relaxed and characterful — sailing, art, and quiet beaches in a village that has kept its scale and its salt-water soul. Visitors come for the harbor and the shore parks and stay for the unhurried, distilled village that Norwalk keeps at its edge.

Rowayton Connecticut retro logo with the Long Island Sound oyster and Connecticut Est. 1636, Merlin Classics