Supreme x LACOSTE Twill 6-Panel
Supreme vs. Original
Supreme version
Original — LACOSTE
Unisex Cotton Twill Cap
About the original
LACOSTE was founded in Paris in 1933 by tennis player Rene Lacoste and knitwear manufacturer Andre Gillier, and launched the petit pique L.12.12 polo that same year — the first short-sleeved cotton tennis shirt and one of the first garments with a logo embroidered on the outside. Lacoste's crocodile nickname came from a 1923 bet over an alligator-skin suitcase. The Unisex Cotton Twill Cap is a six-panel baseball cap in organic cotton twill with a side-embroidered crocodile and adjustable strap, typically retailing around $65. The Supreme SS2018 collaboration replaces the side logo with a dual-branded Supreme/LACOSTE crocodile emblem across the front panel, otherwise keeping the same six-panel twill construction, and was released in five colorways at $58.
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.
