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<\/p>\nAt Paris Fashion Week, amidst a season buzzing with high-profile debuts, Lacoste\u2019s Pelagia Kolotouros is a welcome constant. Since her 2023 appointment as creative director her vision has been clear and confident, and with this Spring\/Summer 2026 collection she further cements this role, making the Lacoste show an essential fixture on the Paris schedule.
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For SS26, Lacoste brings its audience into an evocative setting: the grand hall of Le Lyc\u00e9e Carnot. An airy space bathed in light beneath a glass roof, it was conceived by architect Hector Degeorge and built on a metal framework originally designed by Gustave Eiffel. Here, the runway becomes a metaphorical locker room \u2013 a charged, in-between space that captures both the anticipation of victory and the sting of defeat. It\u2019s a universal sanctuary for professionals and amateurs alike; a place of doubt, adrenaline and authentic emotion.<\/p>\n
The story begins in that crucial moment \u2013 the unfastening of a sweat-soaked polo, the quiet gesture of loosening a tracksuit \u2013 and transforms it into a meditation on transformation itself. Kolotouros draws inspiration from Ren\u00e9 Lacoste\u2019s formative years, reworking this intimate yet communal space into a new arena for expression and innovation. <\/p>\n
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The collection explores the seductive power of the unfinished, challenging notions of perfection. Naturally, Lacoste\u2019s sporting DNA is woven throughout: not just in design but in the very staging of the show. Here, tennis is the backbone \u2013 a subtle thread running through fabric, silhouette and styling.<\/p>\n
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Form and function<\/p>\n
Soft, translucent layers suggest lightness and ease, evoking the quiet grace of an athlete mid-transition. The signature Lacoste polo is also reinterpreted across textures \u2013 from sheer to nylon to crisp poplin \u2013 with clever nods to locker room paraphernalia, including shower curtains. High-shine nylons replicate a wet look, while mirrored leathers echo the multiplied reflections of changing-room mirrors.<\/p>\n
A standout accessory this season: the updated Lenglen bag, named after tennis icon Suzanne Lenglen, arrives with a handle inspired by the curve of a racket \u2013 a nod to the ongoing conversation between sport and style. Presented on the runway also \u201cin doubles\u201d, the Lenglen bag appears in a variety of sizes, colours and materials, including faux crocodile finishes and silver metallic leather.<\/p>\n
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Elsewhere, playful slogans \u2013 \u201cTennis is for everyone\u201d and \u201cOnly for tennis\u201d \u2013 are embroidered onto towel-textured fabrics transformed into sneakers, trenches and polos. The message is clear: heritage doesn\u2019t mean humourless. Rather, Lacoste leans into its sporting roots with warmth.<\/p>\n
The collection pays homage to Ren\u00e9 Lacoste and the tailored elegance of tennis in the 1920s and \u201830s through tropical wools, mohair, sophisticated terry fabrics reminiscent of bathrobes and rich dyed nylons. Simultaneously, it celebrates Lacoste\u2019s technical lineage: rubberised cottons, ultra-light silks and performance-ready nylons ensure movement and wearability both on and off the court. <\/p>\n
A dynamic palette spans from hyper blue to a striking clay-orange (like the Roland-Garros courts), and from taupe to an unmistakable lush grass-green inspired by the lawns of Wimbledon. It fuses vintage sport aesthetics with modern edge. Floral embroidery and nods to retro sportswear add a subtle layer of nostalgia throughout.<\/p>\n
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In a perfect stroke of mise-en-sc\u00e8ne, Lacoste reworked a late-19th-century space into an archetypal tennis locker room. A typical PFW staging area this is not. Instead, tile-clad walls and floors like bathhouses feature, scored with fake grass-court lines, curved panels of fogged glass and cascades of shower curtains falling from the second floor to the ground, with stacks of neatly folded towels serving as seats instead of the usual benches. It\u2019s a wholly new take on locker room intimacy.<\/p>\n
Among the crowd were a global cast of brand ambassadors \u2013 Pierre Niney, Ad\u00e8le Exarchopoulos, Venus Williams, Taylor Zakhar Perez, Arthur Fils and Grigor Dimitrov \u2013 alongside familiar faces such as Michelle Williams, Adrien Brody, Damso, Gavin Casalegno, Maria Pedraza, Woochan, Youngseo, Greta Ferro & Kai.<\/p>\n
It was a celebration of movement, emotion and self-expression \u2013 not unlike tennis itself \u2013 and a show that bridged past and present, sport and sophistication, sensuality and structure in perfect balance. A quintessentially Lacoste vision, expertly brought to life by Pelagia Kolotouros.<\/p>\n
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