Lacoste has released a new “Made in France” collection. According to the company:
It certainly has some interesting multi-colored pieces with an almost tie-dye like effect.
Check it out on the Lacoste Store.
Lacoste Among Firms Accused Of Buying From Vendor Facing US Xinjiang Sanctions
Update: According to the New York Times, Lacoste, along with Adidas, has pledged to stop using any suppliers from Xinjiang – See here for details.
According to the Financial Times, Lacoste is among a group of companies that is accused of buying from a Chinese vendor facing US sanctions for using forced labor from Xinjiang:
Western brands including Hugo Boss, Ralph Lauren, Brooks Brothers and Lacoste have recently taken apparel shipments from a Chinese group whose subsidiary is facing US sanctions over alleged forced labour in Xinjiang. Shipping records show one of the group’s companies dispatched large orders of men’s and women’s shirts, pullovers and jackets to big brands in the US as recently as last month.
Lacoste had not responded to this accusation at the time of publishing. See the Financial Times for more details.
Fifty Dollar Lacoste Face Masks Sell Out Quickly
A Lacoste loving blogger on Chicago Now wrote a post questioning the idea of fifty dollar Lacoste facemasks. However, the next day he had to write a new post announcing they had sold out. I guess most people didn’t agree that fifty dollars for three masks was too much. That crocodile logo doesn’t come for free, you know. See Chicago Now for more details.
Lacoste 4th of July L12-12 Polo Shirt
I just picked up a new Lacoste Original Polo Shirt with the new American Flag version of the Lacoste Crocodile Logo. I picked a black version with initials on the sleeve. On sale it was only $98. The shirt is also available with multiple country’s flags on the logo. Check it out at the Lacoste store.
Lacoste Pledges to Cut Forced Uighur Labor from Chinese Supply Chain
Earlier in the year, we reported on Lacoste being accused of using forced Uighur labor in China to produce gloves. Now, according to Glossy, Lacoste has joined Adidas in pledging to removed all forced Uighur labor from their Chinese supply chain:
On June 27, Lacoste became the second brand, following Adidas, to “agree to cease all activity with suppliers and subcontractors” implicated in a recent report exposing forced Uighur labor. The campaign, which was started by EU Parliament member Raphaël Glucksmann, is directed at 83 companies named to be directly or indirectly benefiting from forced labor based on a March 2020 report by the Australian government-funded think tank, the Australia Strategic Policy Institute. An estimated 1 to 2 million Uighurs, a Turkic-speaking Muslim group based primarily in China’s Xinjiang province, have been subject to mass detention in Xinjiang. Recent reports have stated that Uighur women are being subjected to compulsory sterilizations, abortions and birth control, a practice which Uighur exile groups say falls under the UN definition of genocide.
Lacoste has used Youngor Textile Holdings as a supplier, and that company has been accused of using forced labor. Read more at Glossy.