Keep collections to yourself or inspire other shoppers! Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places. You don't have permission to access "http://www.asos.com/polo-ralph-lauren/polo-ralph-lauren-player-logo-grandad-collar-pique-shirt-slim-fit-in-white/prd/11643588" on this server. For more fashion, grooming, and technology releases delivered straight to your inbox, sign up for our GQ Recommends newsletter. Rumour would have it that the grandad shirt's origins may well have only just predated your own grandfather. On the factory floor in the late 1920s, with flapping ties a safety hazard around heavy machinery, blue-collar workers were said to cut off the collars of their shirts. No wonder, then, that the style is particularly favoured among workwear brands today.