Lacoste

By nmccarvel TSF has learned that former French star and Lacoste-wearer Tatiana Golovin’s career might be on the outs — for good. Golovin struggled with injury throughout her short career, but a bad back has seemingly put her on the sideline indefinitely.  Two weeks ago she spoke with the French pub L’E...

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...

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....

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.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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)

By Erwin Who knew that under all that hair would be a Tommy Robredo 2.0? Perhaps Jeremy’ll consider being more like Tommy and doing some, uhm, modeling… What do you think of Jeremy’s new ‘do? Tell us!) Buy: Lacoste Short Sleeve Solid Super Dry Zip Polo, black/white/blue, $88, lacoste.com.

By Erwin This mellow racerback dress from Lacoste’s spring line has gotten a lion’s share of airtime in the ten days of French Open play thus far. Jelena Dokic wore it as she fell apart with a back injury in her second round match while ahead against Elena Dementieva. “Obviously it’s not my time at the g...

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.

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,...

By Erwin Lacoste Super Dry Short Sleeve Polo with Color Block Detail, $95, white/eclipse blue, lacoste.com. Nike Sunny Men’s Tennis Polo, $60; Nadal Signature Wristband, $10; Dri-fit Rafa Signature Bandana, $15; colorways are white/neo-turquoise/lectrolime (yellow); nike.com.

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?)

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...

By Erwin In Orleans, France, the Italian team of Flavia Pennetta, Sara Errani, and Roberta Vinci won the heated tie 5-0. Ms. Pennetta’s prim and proper Sergio Tacchini outfit was no match for her finger-raising ways. Meanwhile, Amelie Mauresmo wore red Reebok, and Alize Cornet matched her light bl...

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...

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.

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). –

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...

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...

By Erwin French Connection, from whose teat TSF sucked a LOT of clothes, makes an appearance at these Wimbledon championships on British player Elena Baltacha. I never would have thought that their in-your-face branding campaign (”FCUK”, which stands for French Connection United Kingdom) co...

By Erwin The current lot of Lacoste sunglasses leaves something to be desired (aviators: yawn), but if you feel like browsing — and seeing how they look on Andy Roddick and Tati Golovin — see the interactive site here. I’m still lusting over the chunky sporty shades the French tennis brand released...