Lacoste Unveils New Clothing Line Celebrating the Los Angeles Olympics

Lacoste has unveiled a new clothing range celebrating the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. The new line is a result of a three year licensing agreement the IOC has signed with Lacoste. According to According to the IOC press release:

The “LA 84” range was unveiled … at a party held at the Lacoste boutique in Los Angeles. 

In becoming the third apparel collection to celebrate the graphic legacy of an iconic Olympic Games edition, the Los Angeles range joins the limited-edition Grenoble 1968and Mexico City 1968 lines designed by Lacoste and launched last year under a licensing partnership to create co-branded collections around four past Olympic Games. 

Memories of the look and feel of Los Angeles 1984, an edition of the Games that set new standards in large-scale graphic design with its arrangements of stars and stripes set against vibrant colours, are evoked by the new Lacoste range. The key element of the new collection is the “Star in Motion” symbol from the official Los Angeles 1984 Games emblem.  

https://www.olympic.org/news/lacoste-unveils-los-angeles-1984-olympic-heritage-collection

Further coverage of the line’s launch can be found at AroundTheRings.com

Lacoste to Outfit Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Bid Committee

Lacoste on Tuesday announced it is the official supplier of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Bid Committee. The iconic sportswear brand, whose founder is tennis champion René Lacoste, scooped an Olympic medal himself in 1924, is in familiar territory as the official outfitter of the French Olympic and Paralympic teams.lacoste_france_rio2016
“We are proud to support those who carry the French colors for the Paris 2024 bid. Inspired by sport, our collection embodies to perfection the idea of French chic in an elegant, relaxed way,” stated Thierry Guibert, Lacoste’s chief executive officer.
“Lacoste is an historic partner of the sporting world and has been associated with some of France’s greatest sporting moments. After the success of Club France and the French Olympic team at the Rio games, Lacoste’s support is an asset for Paris
2024,” stated Etienne Thobois, the bid committee’s ceo.