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Gear Up!
Original at Andy Roddick.com
• Fri, Oct 23
Check out the latest fall proshop items benefiting the Andy Roddick Foundation. We hope you enjoy these items as much as we do! Check out the latest fall proshop items benefiting the Andy Roddick Foundation. We hope you enjoy these items as much as we do!
Gear Up!
Original at AndyRoddick.com
• Fri, Oct 23
Check out the latest fall proshop items benefiting the Andy Roddick Foundation. We hope you enjoy these items as much as we do! Check out the latest fall proshop items benefiting the Andy Roddick Foundation. We hope you enjoy these items as much as we do!
nono bags first win since the french
Original at cornedbeefhash (WordPress)
• Tue, Oct 20
By Erwin Munchkin Watch: Two snaps for Arnaud Clement for snapping a six-match losing streak that dated all the way back to this year’s French Open. Now he’s into the second round of the IF Stockholm Open after defeating fifth-seed Andreas Beck 6-4, 6-2 — this, after successfully getting through q...
imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, we guess
Original at cornedbeefhash (WordPress)
• Thu, Oct 15
By Erwin That multi-year Erke deal as the Shanghai ATP Masters tournament’s official apparel sponsor has churned out some pretty good merch: equal parts classic (polos, tees), outerwear (hoodies, winter jackets, pullovers), and pants in bright colors like lime, fuschia, teal, red, and navy....
a quiet year for michael llodra
Original at cornedbeefhash (WordPress)
• Tue, Oct 13
By Erwin Buy: At least that Lacoste Super Dry Stripe Polo looks refreshing. This was the company’s standard issue for all the men at the U.S. Open. Note the “tennis ball” green accent at the cuff and the solid block of the collar. TSF prefers the black version. $95 at Midwest Sports.
fashion focus: christophe lemaire – f/w 09/10
Original at cornedbeefhash (WordPress)
• Wed, Oct 7
By Erwin When he isn’t busy crafting looks for Lacoste or curating for the French company’s shop-in-shop, Christophe Lemaire is off creating clothing for his eponymous line, whose aesthetic draws from eastern silhouettes like kurtas, tunics, and trenches — all in flowing fabrics like mollet...
warm-up jackets: gasquet (wimbledon) and cibulkova (french)?
Original at cornedbeefhash (WordPress)
• Mon, Oct 5
By Erwin And in case they don’t put Andy Roddick or the guys in their french stable in those shorts (we can only dream!), Lacoste can at least grab two looks from their Spring 2010 runway show and slap ‘em on some tennis pros. Since everyone is all about accessorizing for their short strut from locker r...
fashion focus: lacoste spring 2010
Original at cornedbeefhash (WordPress)
• Mon, Oct 5
By Erwin The French company’s Spring 2010 goods made a showing in New York last month, and creative director Christophe Lemaire churned out the classics: blazers and polos for the men, and flirty skirts and jumpsuits for the women. View: The Lacoste 2010 rtw slideshow is here.
christophe lemaire’s lacoste shop-in-shop
Original at cornedbeefhash (WordPress)
• Sat, Sep 26
By Erwin Lacoste and creative director Christophe Lemaire launched a store-in-store at the company’s Paris flagship store earlier this year, a space that carries rare Lacoste products for both sexes as well as one-offs created for the runway that never made it to the floor.
ARF Fall Proshop Items Ready for YOU!
Original at Andy Roddick.com
• Tue, Sep 22
Once the US Open comes to a close, so do your summer clothes usually. The Andy Roddick Foundation recently created new proshop items for you to style up your back-to-school wardrobe, and begin your countdown to the Ninth Annual Andy Roddick Foundation Weekend (tickets on sale now).
Ace Andy’s Lacoste Look!
Original at Andy Roddick.com
• Thu, Aug 27
Want to dress like Andy when you’re playing? Lacoste.com has the exact names of everything Andy wears, and will locate a store for you. Feel like a polo and some shades will sitting courtside? Andy’s face is one of the 3D eyewear models on the website to virtually try sunglasses on.
Ace Andy’s Lacoste Look!
Original at AndyRoddick.com
• Thu, Aug 27
Want to dress like Andy when you’re playing? Lacoste.com has the exact names of everything Andy wears, and will locate a store for you. Feel like a polo and some shades will sitting courtside? Andy’s face is one of the 3D eyewear models on the website to virtually try sunglasses on.
with hayden, lacoste steps up with a “challenge”
Original at cornedbeefhash (WordPress)
• Thu, Jun 25
By Erwin Lacoste looks back at its tennis roots in its latest men’s scent, the Lacoste Challenge. The unique bottle features a tennis racquet design, referring to Rene Lacoste’s long-ago innovation of adhering plaster to his sticks to improve their grips. images courtesy of Lacoste)
there’s always a silver lining
Original at cornedbeefhash (WordPress)
• Tue, Jun 2
By Erwin My friend Chris, on Andy Roddick: “I think [Andy] takes losses harder than any other player, it seems. He always looks more defeated than any other player, like he cant even bear to look up. He just looks at the ground, at his feet, as he rushes off court.
Bjorn Borg previews the 2009 French Open
Original at ESPN
• Fri, May 22
No one -- not Bjorn Borg nor Gustavo Kuerten nor Rene Lacoste, the beloved "Crocodile" -- has ever won one for the thumb. Roger Federer, against most odds, pulled off the dramatic five-in-a-row at last year's US Open. "I think it is hard to appreciate ...
Call center opens in Suffolk's Freedom Plaza
Original at Daily Press
• Wed, May 13
VA Lacoste will open Friday at Prime Outlets-Williamsburg. The 3500-square-foot store will feature designer women's and men's lifestyle apparel and accessories. It will be located across from the Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store. Lacoste is the fourth new ...
fashion focus: christophe lemaire s/s09
Original at cornedbeefhash (WordPress)
• Tue, May 12
By Erwin Lacoste designer Christophe Lemaire’s spring offerings through his eponymous collection continues its fusion of east and west. The unisex line includes kurtas, trenches (coats and capes), tunics, pants, and spencer jackets — all tailored comfortably in gabardine, batiste, tweed,...
Pressure too much for Gasquet
Original at ESPN
• Mon, May 11
In an interesting commercial turn of events, the all-American Roddick -- whose trademark ball cap and roomy shirts sport the iconic French alligator logo of Lacoste -- has now been embraced by Gasquet's longtime management company and patron, ...
Prime Outlets gains new store
Original at Daily Press
• Mon, May 11
VA Beginning Friday, outlet shoppers can browse the men's and women's fashions in Lacoste. Identifiable by its classic polo shirt, the brand calls itself "comfortable elegance." The 3500 square foot store will be located across from the Polo Ralph Lauren ...
AM Stir
Original at Florida Times-Union
• Sat, May 2
FL - Matt Soergel The Lacoste alligator on the chest saves on clothing. Consider that someone so loved Samuel L. Jackson's "Snakes on a Plane" that they got a full-color "Snakes on a Plane" put on their arm. What about young Patrick Swayze as a centaur, ...
Dressing up shoppers
Original at New Straits Times
• Sun, Apr 26
Malaysia A regular haunt for sneaker collectors (also known as sneaker heads), this one-of-a-kind shoe store showcased a funky combination of fashionable coloured sneakers for men like Dunk-High Vandal and Rejuven8 from Nike and the Lacoste Rene plimsoles for ...
True Religion opens new branded retail store at Galleria at Roseville
Original at Fibre2fashion.com
• Tue, Apr 21
India A destination for fashion retail, the Galleria at Roseville attracts over 9 million shoppers annually and is home to over 200 specialty retailers, including Nordstrom, Coach, and Lacoste. The Center, which currently encompasses over 1.5 million square ...
Dictator In A Polo Shirt
Original at newbornrodeo.com
• Sun, Apr 19
By newbornrodeo United Arrow x Lacoste Polo Shirt As crazy as it sounds, these might not even be the hottest polo shirts around. Check out the competition after the jump and let me know which set of shirts you prefer. I’m still undecided. Fred Perry 100 Year Anniversary Polo Shirts
Lacoste paying for Adoption fees
Original at WCBD-TV
• Mon, Apr 13
SC During the week of April 13th – 19th, clothing line company Lacoste, will pay for all adoption fees at Pet Helpers with show of Family Circle Cup ticket stubs. Pet Helpers is a private, non-profit rescue and adoption facility that serves Charleston ...
Continental workers brace for drawn-out battle
Original at France24
• Fri, Apr 3
France said Christelle Lacoste, who distributed flyers during a demonstration in Compiègne on Saturday. Lacoste, who has been a forklift operator at Continental for five years, denounces the decision to close a factory that made 17 million euros in benefits ...
“I was there… at Macy’s!”
Original at AndyRoddick.com
• Fri, Apr 3
“Two friends and I left the University of Miami campus around 5 p.m. and waited in rush hour traffic as we made our way to Dadeland Mall to meet Andy Roddick at Macy’s. When we got there at around 5:20, there was already a line and we started small talk with others.
“I was there… at Macy’s!”
Original at Andy Roddick.com
• Fri, Apr 3
“Two friends and I left the University of Miami campus around 5 p.m. and waited in rush hour traffic as we made our way to Dadeland Mall to meet Andy Roddick at Macy’s. When we got there at around 5:20, there was already a line and we started small talk with others.
Duel personalities
Original at Sunday Times
• Sat, Mar 14
South Africa Dressed in a white Pierre Cardin hat and a striped Lacoste golf shirt, Ngoma explains that, ever since Wesbank Raceway closed down, sold to property developers a few years ago, there’s been nowhere for the guys to race. “That place offered a safe ...
fashion focus: nathalie dechy plays peekablue
Original at cornedbeefhash (WordPress)
• Fri, Mar 13
By Erwin Kudos to chic chick Nathalie Dechy for bowing out to Ekaterina Makarova in the best way possible at the first round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells — a 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 fight while layering royal blue under this season’s Lacoste tennis dress. (Sveta: are you paying attention?)
Fashion Deflation
Original at Forbes
• Fri, Mar 13
NY For the fall, Lacoste will offer cable-knit sweaters, normally $145, for $98, says Robert Siegel, chairman and chief executive of the company. In spring 2010, Lacoste plans to lower prices in other categories, including its signature polo shirts. ...
eyes on the dc
Original at cornedbeefhash (WordPress)
• Sat, Mar 7
By nmccarvel While the Israel-Sweden tie has certainly brought a frown to our faces, you can’t help but love Davis Cup weekend. Check out some of the scenes from Day One of the year’s first DC weekend. Advantage, apparel: Lacoste was a winner in Birmingham, Alabama, where alligator-clad Stanislas Wa...
Tributes to 'Mr Lacoste' David Clarkson after road death
Original at Croydon Guardian
• Tue, Feb 24
UK The wife of a crocodile enthusiast killed in a car crash has remembered the “loving husband and father”. David Clarkson, 42, was killed when his van was in a head-on collision with another vehicle in Newcastle on Friday. The New Addington office fitter ...
Lacoste
Original at Style.com
• Sat, Feb 14
In his program notes, Christophe Lemaire name-dropped Diane Keaton, Princess Leia, André Courrèges, James Turrell…and René Lacoste, bien sûr . But ... www.style.com
Lacoste grows up for fall 2009
Original at amNewYork
• Sat, Feb 14
NY - Feb 14, 2009 I wanted the Fall/Winter 2009 show to focus on the chic and sophisticated side of Lacoste," writes creative director Christophe Lemaire. His inspirations? ...
New York Fashion Week: Christophe Lemaire revamps Lacoste
Original at Telegraph.co.uk
• Sat, Feb 14
Designer Christophe Lemaire gave Lacoste a Gallic twist with sportswear ensembles that were also inspired by the early space-age collections of Andre Courrèges. By Hilary Alexander, Fashion Director at New York Fashion Week It has been a while since ...
Lacoste: Good Buy Guide
Original at Telegraph.co.uk
• Sun, Jan 25
United Kingdom After several decades in fashion Siberia, the Lacoste shirt – so beloved of eightysomething golfers in Palm Beach – is so retro it's cool again (providing it's not too baggy and worn untucked, preferably with a certain amount of irony). ...
checking up on Andy Roddick
Original at cornedbeefhash (WordPress)
• Thu, Jan 15
By Erwin Bonus round: Enjoy the pics! Andy Roddick’s 2009 isn’t so shabby so far. He made it all the way to the finals of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, where he lost to Andy Murray 4-6, 2-6. The American enters next week’s Australian Open as the seventh seed, getting an upward bump because of my poor...
from australia, the french revue!
Original at cornedbeefhash (WordPress)
• Wed, Jan 14
By Erwin Not to be outdone by her compatriots Golovin and Llodra, and to the delight of teenage boys — and some teenage girls — everywhere, French teenager Alize Cornet performed her own Lacoste wet t-shirt contest during last week’s mixed doubles match at the Hopman Cup.
Mike Dwyer is named as new Head of Menswear at Dunning apparel
Original at WorldGolf.com
• Thu, Dec 18
AZ - Dec 18, 2008 The 57-year-old has also held key apparel sales and marketing positions with Victorinox, Timberland and Izod Lacoste. "Mike is a highly-disciplined sales ...
Picture Perfect - Andy Roddick Youth Tennis Program
Original at Andy Roddick.com
• Tue, Dec 9
At the 8th Annual Charity Event this past weekend, Andy spent time hitting with some of the children from his San Antonio Youth Tennis Program. The children, including December’s Fan of the Month Toby Joe, also had the opportunity to meet philanthropist and granddaughter of Rene Lacoste...
Lacoste Missouri x Shoes-Up “Basque Beret”
Original at EU Kicks
• Wed, Dec 3
• 2 related articles
By rockavelii Share This The Lacoste Missouri done in collaboration with French sneaker magazine Shoes-Up. The kicks take their inspiration from the French Basque Beret and come in a black wool upper. The kicks are limited to 160 pairs worldwide with pairs at Colette in Paris, Dover Street Market in Lon...
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Bellevue Boom: Fashion Picks from Across the Lake
Original at Examiner.com
• Tue, Nov 11
- Nov 11, 2008 Level One) Lacoste-- The embroidered alligator speaks to the history of this clothing line that has become an icon of sophistication. ...
Michael Stipe Designs Concert Shirt For Lacoste : Rolling Stone ...
Original at Rolling Stone
• Mon, Nov 10
Up to the minute breaking news from the world of music, from the editors of Rolling Stone.
Michael Stipes Designs $300 Shirt For Lacoste - Hollywood Backwash
Original at Hollywood Back Wash
• Mon, Nov 10
By Sparkle-C REM's Michael Stipe designs a $300 Lacoste polo shirt.
lemaire and lacoste’s fall 2008 — where do we insert andy roddick?
Original at cornedbeefhash (WordPress)
• Mon, Oct 13
By Erwin Lemaire, the side project of Lacoste creative director Christopher Lemaire, drew inspiration from the Far East for his current fall collection, constructing winter coats and jackets with the silhouettes of South Asian garments like kramas (scarf) and kurtas (tunic). –
fashion focus: cibulkova’s lacoste outfit has us seeing spots
Original at cornedbeefhash (WordPress)
• Fri, Oct 10
By Erwin Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova adds to her strong year (two finals — Amelia Island and Toronto) by dispatching world No. 5 and reigning French Open champ Ana Ivanovic 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 in the second round of the Kremlin Cup. She showed up the Serb (sorry, Ana) by wearing a simple white Lacoste tenn...
Actress Rose Byrne Loves a Man in Pink
Original at New York Observer
• Wed, Oct 8
By Em Whitney The Daily Transom spoke with Ms. Mortimer, who was wearing a fitted blue-and-white striped Lacoste dress, after she stepped out of a group photo taken with the five hostesses and Lacoste Robert Skinner. We wondered about spring orders, given the current economic climate.
“I Was There… For The US OPEN!”
Original at Andy Roddick.com
• Thu, Sep 11
By Lucy Flory “I went to New York this August, not just to enjoy a fantastic city, but to go to the US Open! This would be my second trip to the Open and I was very excited! I was due to fly out on Thursday 21st August, so was delighted to discover via ar.com that Andy would be doing a Lacoste signing at Macy’s on th...
fashion focus: lacoste’s fall tennis offerings
Original at cornedbeefhash (WordPress)
• Wed, Aug 13
By Erwin images by Lacoste) Lacoste has finally dropped its fall goods, including some items specific to the U.S. Open (just around the corner!). We also get a preview of what the sexy Dominika Cibulkova and other Lacoste ladies will likely be wearing in Queens. These separates are highlighted by key...
Jordan Carlos, Comedian
Original at Gothamist
• Mon, May 28
By Ben Kharakh Being a preppy black guy means growing up privileged and Black. It means having the same social capital as your preppy white counterparts. It also means not wearing Lacoste, Polo or J.Press for the sake of sartorial irony. Now, it doesn’t mean wearing all Lacoste, or Polo but one or two pieces. T...