Supreme x LACOSTE Logo Panel Hooded Sweatshirt
Supreme vs. Original
Original — LACOSTE
Men's Colorblock Zip-Up Hoodie
About the original
LACOSTE was founded in 1933 in Troyes, France by tennis champion Rene Lacoste and textile manufacturer Andre Gillier, and introduced the petit pique polo shirt that same year, replacing the long-sleeve woven shirts then standard in tennis. The colorblock zip-up hoodie is a cotton fleece pullover with a drawstring hood, kangaroo pocket, ribbed cuffs and hem, and the embroidered green crocodile at the chest. The FW19 Supreme collab uses the same color-block construction in five colorways with a printed Supreme wordmark across a contrasting front panel and the green crocodile retained at the chest. Released September 26, 2019 at $158, on the same day as the rest of the FW19 LACOSTE capsule.
About LACOSTE
Lacoste S.A. is a French apparel company founded in 1933 by tennis champion Rene Lacoste and textile manufacturer Andre Gillier in Troyes. Lacoste designed the L.12.12 polo shirt in 1933 using petit pique cotton to replace the long-sleeved woven shirts worn on court, and the crocodile embroidered on its chest is considered the first visible logo on a consumer garment. The company expanded into footwear, fragrance, and leather goods, and its core tennis-adjacent sportswear remains in continuous production. Supreme and Lacoste have released multiple co-branded seasonal collections since 2017 spanning polos, track sets, and bags.
