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World Show more World. US Show more US. Companies Show more Companies. Teamwork, daring and inventiveness, elegance and tenacity are the values we uphold to continue writing the Lacoste story together.

In an effort to help the talents who join us to reach their full potential, we foster an inclusive company culture focused on personal and professional fulfilment, as well as the regular development of skills.

Our HR ambition. Grow with Lacoste. As a responsible fashion player, we devote ourselves to creating a introducing a new model for sustainable fashion — an innovative, ambitious co-construction approach involving all of our partners.

Our model takes into account our overall environmental impact alongside that of our supplies and offers an alternative — durable elegance — which helps the people, the local communities that produce it, and the planet. CSR Overview. During the s, Lacoste clothing began to be exported across the world. The brand designed the fragrance in collaboration with French fashion designer and perfumer Jean Patou.

Lacoste became the official sponsor of Roland-Garros. Lacoste continued developing new ranges of elegant accessories and created a line of eyewear in collaboration with designer Cahours de Virgile.

Lacoste launched its first leather goods collections in partnership with designers upholding French leather traditions. Pieces included belts designed with Maison Hamon and luggage and sports bags with Sogedi. The brand inaugurated its first Lacoste casual footwear with British group Pentland, a shoe manufacturer founded in Extreme precision, the elegance of movement Lacoste innovated once again and showcased its sense of timing by revealing its first line of watches at the Basel Watch Fair.

Launched in and supported by the Fondation de France, the Lacoste Foundation helps with the social and professional integration of underprivileged young people and those with disabilities. Novak Djokovic, world no. He epitomises elegance, audacity and tenacity. With her talent for defining elegant silhouettes, Louise takes over the Lacoste Collections and gives them a new lease of life with her visionary approach on lines and materials.