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Jean René Lacoste (2 July 1904 – 12 October 1996) was a French tennis player and businessman. He was nicknamed "the Crocodile" because of how he dealt with his opponents; [2] he is also known worldwide as the creator of the Lacoste tennis shirt, which he introduced in 1929, and eventually founded the brand and its logo in 1933.
The Crocodile = René Lacoste [26] [27] [28] D. Danimal = Danielle Collins [29] DelPo = Juan Martín del Potro [30] The Demon = Alex de Minaur [31]
René Lacoste Foundation is a community program developed to help children be able to play sports in school. In March 2016, the company opened a new flagship store on Fashion Street in Budapest. [14] In 2017, tennis player Novak Djokovic was named brand ambassador and "the new crocodile" (next to Rene Lacoste) for Lacoste. This obligation ...
René Lacoste defeated defending champion Jean Borotra 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 8–6 in the final to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1925 Wimbledon Championships. [ 1 ] Draw
In France René Lacoste has been rarely called "l'Alligator" but more often (not to say almost exclusively) "le crocodile" because as many people, the French do not know in general the differences between the two kinds of animals (alligators are characterized by a wider snout and eyes more dorsally located than their crocodile cousins.
In 1933, after retiring from professional tennis, Lacoste teamed up with André Gillier, a friend who was a clothing merchandiser, to market that shirt in Europe and North America. [4] [5] [7] Together, they formed the company Chemise Lacoste, and began selling their shirts, which included the small embroidered crocodile logo on the left breast ...
The Lacoste petit piqué polo you buy today is going to look and feel a lot like that first one from 1933. Menswear loves heritage, and that means when you slip on a Lacoste polo you're going to ...
René Lacoste defeated the defending champion Henri Cochet 6–1, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1928 Wimbledon Championships. [ 1 ] Seeds