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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 ...
Significant company growth was seen under Bernard's management. When he became president, around 300,000 Izod Lacoste products were sold annually. The Izod Lacoste brand reached its height of popularity in the US during the late 1970s and became the signature 1980s "preppy" wardrobe item, mentioned in The Official Preppy Handbook. The company ...
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.
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The brand's name was a pun on the phrase "crock of shit" and its logo was a deceased Lacoste crocodile lying on its back. Croc O' Shirt was introduced in late 1980. [ 1 ] As Mad Dog Productions CEO Barry Gottlieb put it, Richmond, Virginia , where he was based, [ 2 ] "...was 'the heart of prepdom .' 'First, there were Izod shirts,' he says.
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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.