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Lacoste

Lacoste S.A. is a luxury sports fashion French 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.[5] 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.[6] In November 2012, Lacoste was bought outright by Swiss family-held group Maus Frères.[7]

This article is about the clothing company. For other uses, see Lacoste (disambiguation).

Company type

1933 (1933)

1,100 (2023)[1]

Worldwide[2]

Increase US$2.69 billion (2022)[3]

8,500 (2019)[4]

Croc O' Shirt

Crocodile Garments

Izod

Izod Lacoste

Lacoste Essential (fragrance)

Fred Perry

Sergio Tacchini

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Official website

– brand and company profile at Fashion Model Directory

Lacoste