Lacoste: The story of a fashion and fragrance icon

The history of the iconic French brand, in celebration of its new fragrance collection

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For the past 80 years, René Lacoste’s iconic right-facing crocodile has embodied the LACOSTE legend. This year the EAU DE LACOSTE L.12.12 fragrance collection celebrates a new visual and sensory LACOSTE experience.


The LACOSTE heritage

In the mid-1920s, tennis champion René Lacoste manufactured shirts for his own personal use that could withstand the heat on American tennis courts. It was the first time a player discarded long sleeves for a soft and comfortable short-sleeved garment and this is best known today as the classic LACOSTE polo shirt.

Founder René Lacoste manufactured shirts to withstand the heat on American tennis courts

Founder René Lacoste manufactured shirts to withstand the heat on American tennis courts

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