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Lacoste S.A. is a French luxury sports fashion company, founded in 1933 by tennis player René Lacoste, and entrepreneur André Gillier.It sells clothing, footwear, sportswear, eyewear, leather goods, perfume, towels and watches.
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.
He is best known for the invention of the crossword puzzle in 1913, when he was a resident of Cedar Grove, New Jersey. [5] Wynne created the page of puzzles for the "Fun" section of the Sunday edition of the New York World. For the December 21, 1913, edition, he introduced a puzzle with a diamond shape and a hollow center, with the letters F-U ...
In 1953, David Crystal, the owner of Izod and Haymaker, bought 50% of the rights to market Lacoste in America. The "Izod" and "Haymaker" brands were already established there. "Lacoste" was added to enhance the brands' prestige and introduce the name to American markets. The resulting union of the two companies was the piqué polo/tennis shirt ...
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Lacoste is a French apparel company. Lacoste (or LaCoste) may also refer to: People. Alexandre Lacoste (1842–1923), Canadian politician; Amélie Lacoste (born 1988), Canadian figure skater; Carlos Lacoste (1929–2004), Argentine president; Catherine Lacoste (born 1945), French golfer; Jean-Pascal Lacoste, French singer, actor and TV host
Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis was flooded with words of love and support after sharing a heartwarming update on Instagram earlier today. The chef, who has a home in the Pacific Palisades ...
If anyone can bring tighty-whities back, it's Aubrey Plaza.. The Parks and Recreation alum, 40, graced the cover of V Magazine’s latest issue, stripping down to her briefs for a special holiday ...