With the Roland-Garros-Lacoste Après-court collection 2022, Louise Trotter explores the iconic Lacoste polo shirt in a vision that deftly blends tennis and fashion.
Lacoste Polo: The Icon And The Concept Of “Après-Court
Inspired by the Après -ski concept, the Roland-Garros-lacoste collection 2022 initiates a new lifestyle around the “Après-Court”. Louise Trotter’s idea was drawn directly from the sporting heritage of Lacoste. Because if the house is named after the tennis player René Lacoste, it is more than a coincidence… René Lacoste, the champion, is the man behind the house and the iconic polo of the same name.
In the 1930 s, René Lacoste René Lacoste did not manage to exercise the full range of his game in the outfits in force at the time In 1933, he designed the very first cotton polo shirt. René Lacoste cut the sleeves of his shirt in jersey. And quickly, he came up with the idea of a new fabric for the time: the petit piqué. The Lacoste style was born.
The Petit Piqué is a revolutionary mesh designed by René Lacoste – the polo is ideal for tennis because it is comfortable and elegant.
René Lacoste has an impact on the very codes of the urban wardrobe by introducing the polo shirt as an element just as chic as a shirt. The L.12.12 polo shirt then became an everyday item. The crocodile became Lacoste’s signature when René Lacoste asked the designer Robert George to design the symbol of his game. The crocodile thus stylised – René Lacoste immediately had it embroidered on all his blazers.
In 2022, Lacoste will celebrate this fashion and sport heritage during the Roland Garros tournament.
“By combining the rich heritage of Lacoste and the French Open, Après-Court combines creativity, culture and fashion in a way never before seen during a tournament. The worlds of style and tennis merge, connecting and bringing together communities in a fun and engaging way, all centred on the love of the game and tennis culture,” notes the house.
In concrete terms, the Lacoste-Roland Garros 2022 “Après-Court” collection is lived in pieces that take up the key gimmicks of the latest Lacoste fashion show collections by Louise Trotter… Oversized cuts, twisted jumpers, revisited Lacoste polo shirts or the coat of arms and stripes, here are the red threads of this Roland-Garros 2022 collection.
Staged in the streets of Paris and photographed by the eye of Frenchman Alex “Très Cool” Dobe, the Roland-Garros co-branded lifestyle collection is an ode to Lacoste style – the house that pioneered the Fashion Sport silhouette!