For Spring/Summer 2026, French fashion house Lacoste redefines its iconic sporting heritage. The collection explores the fine line between performance and emotion. Inspired by the house’s heritage, the collection reinterprets the athletic silhouette with a fresh perspective. It combines casualness with elegance and creates a balance between sensuality and functionality.
Inspired by René Lacoste’s formative years, creative director Pelagia Kolotouros revisits the brand’s origins with a contemporary sensibility. The collection evokes the fleeting moment after exertion, when the body relaxes and clothes fall naturally. This sense of relaxation carries over into silhouettes that appear instinctive and effortless: slightly unzipped polo shirts, flowing tracksuits and pieces that preserve the traces of movement while exuding a softer sophistication.
Playing with contrasts is the focus of the collection. Transparency meets structure, flowing fabrics meet precision and sport merges with sensuality. Technical fabrics are reinterpreted alongside iconic materials: delicate organza conveys lightness and intimacy, shiny terry cloth provides an elegant shimmer, while reflective leather adds a dynamic, modern touch. These elements create a dialogue between tradition and the joy of experimentation.
Lacoste’s signature pieces are reinterpreted with confidence and modernity. The polo shirt continues to evolve into oversized and semi-transparent versions in poplin or bright terry cloth with striking graphic accents. Tailored yet relaxed silhouettes in tropical wool and soft mohair are combined with specially dyed nylons, offering a wardrobe that is both comfortable and alluring.
Accessories and details further anchor the collection in the brand’s heritage and at the same time drive it forward. The iconic crocodile is subtly reinterpreted with fine embroidery inspired by tennis courts. The ‘Lenglen’ bag returns, with design elements inspired by historic sports equipment, combining tradition with innovation.
The color palette reflects this duality, combining archival tones such as bright orange and deep blue with more nuanced shades of burnt ochre, taupe and olive green. Delicate, almost ethereal floral embroidery evokes the spirit of the 1920s and celebrates movement, joy and the enduring elegance of sport.
Presented during the Spring/Summer 2026 show at the Eiffel Hall of the Lycée Carnot, the collection unfolds in a scenography that subtly reflects its narrative. Beyond the setting, however, it is the garments themselves that embody the essence of ‘The Locker Room’. A wardrobe designed to be lived in, close to the skin, expressive and in constant motion.
With this collection, Lacoste captures a new form of elegance that is defined not only by the way it looks, but also by the way it feels.
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