Lacoste - Show Tee - Eclipse - Mens Apparel

Lacoste Size Guide

Lacoste Size UK Size Chest Size
3 S 35-37"
4 M 38-40"
5 L 41-43"
6 XL 44-46"
7 XXL 47-49"

Lacoste - Show Tee - Eclipse

Vintage logo tee from Lacoste. Distinctly on-trend, this is the styling and values of Lacoste at their purest. Featuring Lacoste branding and Crocodile logo to the chest this is simple styling at its best.

Classic fit
Crew neck
Short-sleeves
Crocodile print on chest
Plain colour
"Lacoste" printed
Jersey
100% Cotton

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. Although the company claims this as the first example of a brand name appearing on the outside of an article of clothing, the "Jantzen girl" logo appeared on the outside of Jantzen Knitting Mills' swimsuits as early as 1921.

In addition to tennis shirts, Lacoste produced shirts for golf and sailing. In 1951, the company began to expand as it branched from "tennis white" and introduced color shirts. In 1952, the shirts were exported to the United States and advertised as "the status symbol of the competent sportsman," influencing the clothing choices of the upper-class. It is still one of the most popular brands in the United States, sporting the "preppy wardrobe".