Lacoste SS27 on the Philippe-Chatrier court at Roland-Garros: Pelagia Kolotouros's whites stained with clay and sweat by steaming layered fabric, 'I think sport is sexy', René Lacoste's cut sleeves
Lacoste opened Sunday 4 October at Roland-Garros, on the centre court of the French Open. The palette ran mostly to the ochre of the clay, with tennis-ball yellow against it. The upper of the ACE-T1 takes its structure from the bulge of a net when a serve hits it.
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01LACOSTE'S SPRING 2027 SHOW RAN ON THE CLAY OF THE PHILIPPE-CHATRIER COURT AT ROLAND-GARROS.
02PELAGIA KOLOTOUROS'S CLOSING LOOKS WERE WHITE, AND LOOKED STAINED WITH CLAY AND SWEAT.
03THE EFFECT WAS MADE BY LAYERING FABRICS AND STEAMING THEM, EACH SHRINKING AND PUCKERING DIFFERENTLY.
04'I THINK SPORT IS SEXY,' SHE SAID.
05HER STARTING POINT WAS RENÉ LACOSTE, WHO CUT THE SLEEVES OFF HIS TENNIS SHIRTS IN THE 1920S.
06THE NEW SNEAKER, THE ACE-T1, HAS A TENNIS BALL SET INTO THE HEEL.