Lacoste it's a French apparel company specialized in clothing, leather products, perfumes, watches and especially tennis t-shirts. Founded in 1933 in France, it holds its name from the company co-founder René Lacoste, a well known tennis player.
The Lacoste famous green crocodile logo originates from a true strory. René Lacoste was nicknamed "crocodile" by American press due to a bet with the Captain of French Cup Davis team. The Captain had promised to buy René crocodile skin suitcase if he wins a very important team match. Afterwards André Gillier (the other co-founder) illustrated a red, green and white colored crocodile emblem which was later embroidered on René’s shirts and blazers that he wore in all of his appearances.
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