the designers
Jean René Lacoste was born on July 2, 1904. He was a famous French tennis player, businessman, and innovator, nicknamed “the crocodile” by fans; he is now mostly known as being the namesake of the Lacoste tennis shirt, wich he introduced in 1929.
Lacoste was one of The Four Musketeers, France's tennis stars who dominated the game in the 1920s and early 1930s. He won 7 Grand Slam singles titles in the French, American, and British championships, failing to win only in Australia. The Four Musketeers were inducted simultaneously into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1976.
In 1933, he decided to start a firm, manufacturing shirts. His white, short-sleeved knitted polo shirts had the crocodile embroidered on the pocket, and were the first example of sportswear in fashion. Lacoste's crocodile has become one of fashion's most famous logos.
The Lacoste empire now includes leisure wear, golf and tennis wear for men, women and children.
When logo mania boomed in the 80's, Lacoste became a major label.
Rene Lacoste died in Saint Jean-de-Lac, France, in October 1996.
René Lacoste's daughter Catherine Lacoste was a champion golfer.

It’s Prep-school-meets-Crayola on the runway. With an emphasis on colour, those sporty tennis skirts, collegiate sweaters, and of course, piqued polos come in hues for anyone’s fancy.

1984 Lacoste (M)
1990 Land (M)
1994 Eau de Sport (M)
1996 Booster (M)
1998 Lacoste Junior
1999 Lacoste (W)
2000 Lacoste 2000 (W)
2000 Lacoste 2000 (M)
2001 Lacoste Green (M)
2001 Lacoste Red (M)
2001 Lacoste White (M)
2002 Lacoste pour Homme(M)
2003 Lacoste pour Femme (W)
2004 Touch of Pink (W)
2006 Inspiration (W)
2006 Essential (M)

Hipsters, Princeton preps, Audrey Hepburn, Andy Roddick