Guards Polo Club is the Jewel in the Crown of English polo; it is one of the most esteemed polo clubs in the world as well as the largest in Europe in terms of membership and quantity of playing grounds. Guards boasts the Patronage of the Royal Family (being based on Crown Estate land in the middle of glorious Windsor Great Park), and was founded in 1955 by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. Home to the famous Cartier Queen’s Cup as well as the historic Coronation Cup, Guards regularly plays host to celebrities, royalty, and VIP guests from all around the world in it’s famous Clubhouse and Royal Box overlooking the iconic Queen’s Ground.

La Martina has been an Official Partner of Guards Polo Club for over 15 years, and it is now the global home of La Martina’s hugely successful technical polo business, based within the beautiful setting of the pavilion-style La Martina Store located in the heart of the Club. The Boutique was officially opened by HRH The Queen in 2009, and has grown considerably in strength and turnover since then in to the destination store that it has now become. Attracting customers from all over the world, visitors are keen to view the seasonal collections, and in particular the La Martina Guards Polo Club military jacket which is now an iconic piece of tailoring and design in it’s own right.

As well as managing the Guards Store, designing and producing the global Guards collection, and outfitting the Guards team in their yearly uniform, La Martina also proudly sponsors the Varsity Day at Guards, the Ladies Charity Tournament, and the Guards Polo Club Youth Tournament, to further invest in and support the club and it’s players.

Oxford University is one of the oldest and most prestigious Universities in the world, with evidence of teaching that dates back as far back as 1096. Oxford has educated a wide range of notable and famous alumni including 29 UK Prime Ministers and many global heads of state and government. The Oxford University Polo Club was founded in 1874, just three years after the introduction of polo to Britain, and it continues to be a thriving and successful university polo club, bringing new students in to the sport as well as training existing players on to the next level.

La Martina has had a close relationship with both Cambridge and Oxford polo, jointly known as ‘Varsity polo,’ for many years, not just as their Official Kit Supplier but also as the title sponsor of the historic Varsity Day at Guards Polo Club, and license holders of the CUPC and OUPC logos creating global capsule collections each year representing the clubs. Most recently, La Martina entered in to a unique co-branding partnership with Rowing Blazers, delivering a limited edition Rowing Blazers x La Martina Varsity capsule specifically in to the USA market.