Lacoste Spring 2021 Ready-to-Wear Collection

The French sportswear label founded almost a century ago by tennis champ René Lacoste had the good sense in 2010 to install Felipe Oliveira Baptista at the creative helm. If they were looking to jazz up the brand with youthful verve and crisp urbanism, for which the Portuguese designer was then becoming known, that’s exactly what they got. Which is to say, at the men’s and women’s Spring collection today, tellingly few polo shirts could be spotted, and there was little croc insignia.Get more news about cheap lacoste mens t shirts,you can vist kictg.com!

We may see some Olympic inspiration as the rest of the collections play out, but not every brand can lay claim to it the way Lacoste can. The label will once again dress the French Olympic delegation as the athletes in Rio make their way around the opening ceremony next year. And there is a historical link: Lacoste himself was an Olympic medalist back in 1924.

That’s how Baptista arrived at the theme of flags for Spring, channeling the victorious moment an Olympian is draped in his or her country’s flag upon winning gold. He abstracted, fragmented, and recombined any number of national banners—French, Swiss, Japanese, American—any number of ways, across shirts, tanks, shorts, jackets (often tied around the waist), ponchos, and otherwise simple suits. Against that kind of kaleidoscope, an all-silver jumpsuit—alluding to those shiny blankets athletes wear for warmth—stood out all the more. The closing looks, with their jumble of stars and stripes all jostling for attention, couldn’t have made a more provocative statement without crossing over into trite rainbow territory. “Ultimately,” said Baptista, “it’s about peace and diversity.”