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Lacoste S.A.
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Lacoste S.A. (; ) is a French designer sports fashion company, founded in 1933 by tennis player René Lacoste, and entrepreneur André Gillier. It sells clothing, footwear, sportswear, eyewear, leather goods, perfume, towels and watches. The company can be recognised by its green Crocodile logo. René Lacoste, the company's founder, was first given the nickname "the Crocodile" by the American press after he bet his team captain a crocodile-skin suitcase that he would win his match. He was later redubbed "the Crocodile" by French fans because of his tenacity on the tennis court. In November 2012,
Lacoste S.A. is a French fashion and sportswear company founded in 1933 by tennis player René Lacoste and entrepreneur André Gillier, known worldwide by its distinctive green crocodile logo. The company sells a wide range of products including clothing, footwear, sportswear, eyewear, leather goods, perfume, towels, and watches, and has become a major player in designer sports fashion.
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Key facts
- Company.name
- Lacoste S.A.
- Company.logo
- Lacoste logo.svg
- Company.logo_size
- 195px
- Company.image
- 95 avenue des Champs-Élysées (cropped).jpg
- Company.image_caption
- Former flagship store on the Champs-Élysées
- Company.type
- Société anonyme
- Company.industry
- Fashion
- Company.revenue
- (2024)
- Company.num_employees
- 8,200 (2024)
- Company.location
- Paris, France
- Company.area_served
- Worldwide
- Company.locations
- 1,100 (2024)
- Company.parent
- Maus Frères
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Encyclopedic overview
22 sectionsContents
- History
- Christophe Lemaire, 2001–2010
- Felipe Oliveira Baptista, 2010–2018
- Louise Trotter, 2018–2023
- Pelagia Kolotouros, 2023–present
- Brand management
- Sponsorships
- Tennis
- Associations and Events
- Professional Players
- Retired players
- Golf
- Retailers
- Controversies
- Environmental practices
- Censorship of Palestinian art
- Xinjiang region
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- See also
- References
- External links
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Lacoste S.A. (; ) is a French designer sports fashion company, founded in 1933 by tennis player René Lacoste, and entrepreneur André Gillier. It sells clothing, footwear, sportswear, eyewear, leather goods, perfume, towels and watches. The company can be recognised by its green Crocodile logo. René Lacoste, the company's founder, was first given the nickname "the Crocodile" by the American press after he bet his team captain a crocodile-skin suitcase that he would win his match. He was later redubbed "the Crocodile" by French fans because of his tenacity on the tennis court. In November 2012, Lacoste was bought outright by Swiss family held group Maus Frères.
==History== thumb|left|200px|René Lacoste founded La Chemise Lacoste in 1933 with André Gillier René Lacoste founded La Chemise Lacoste in 1933 with André Gillier, the owner and president of the largest French knitwear manufacturing firm at the time. They began to produce the revolutionary tennis shirt Lacoste had designed and worn on the tennis courts with the crocodile logo embroidered on the chest. The company claims this as the first example of a brand name appearing on the outside of an article of clothing. Starting in the 1950s, Izod produced clothing known as Izod Lacoste under license for sale in the US. This partnership ended in 1993 when Lacoste regained exclusive U.S. rights to distribute shirts under its own brand. In 1977, Le Tigre Clothing was founded in an attempt to directly compete with Lacoste in the US market, selling a similar array of clothing, but featuring a tiger in place of the signature Lacoste crocodile.
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