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Classic Fit L.12.12 Original Polo Shirt

Name: Classic Fit L.12.12 Original Polo Shirt
Brand: Lacoste
Price: 110 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pale blue • HBP

Description

Product Ref. L1212-00

The Original L.12.12 is the very first polo shirt invented by René Lacoste in 1933. With its collar, button placket and Petit Piqué, it revolutionised elegant sportswear and freedom of movement. Made using 20 kilometres of thread knitted under two levels of tension and a crocodile logo with 2367 stitches, the Original L.12.12 is a real coming together of know-how and expertise.

Petit Piqué, the Lacoste signature knit
Fabric weight: 185 GSM
Classic fit, comfortable cut and sleeves
Ribbed collar and sleeves
Genuine mother of pearl buttons
Embroidered crocodile sewn on the chest
Cotton (100%)

Model’s measurement

The model is 6'1" and is wearing size 4 - 4

Cotton Petit Piqué

The signature Lacoste fabric, symbolising its 90 years of knitwear expertise. Invented for the Original L.12.12 polo in 1933, the cotton Petit Piqué is both flexible and breathable, fine and elegant.

Iconic green crocodile

The first logo to appear on a garment in 1933, the iconic green crocodile is made up of thousands of embroidery stitches.

MOTHER-OF-PEARL BUTTONS

The embodiment of elegant sportswear, the mother-of-pearl buttons come from traditional men's shirts.

CLASSIC FIT

Timeless, the classic cut of the Original L.12.12 polo shirt suits all physiques. Since 1933.

LACOSTE, INVENTOR OF THE POLO SHIRT

At the end of the 1920s, René Lacoste cut the sleeves off his shirt for greater freedom of movement on the tennis court. The champion's revolutionary, non-regulatory attire was the starting point for an invention that would conquer the world: the polo shirt.