Lacoste Classic Fit Short Sleeve L.12.12 Polo Shirt Red

By 1980 it was crystal clear: “The sport shirt of choice is Lacoste ,” declared The Official Preppy Handbook. “Only the all-cotton model will do, the one with cap sleeves with the ribbed edging, narrow collar and two-button placket (never buttoned).”

The Original L.12.12 is the very first polo shirt invented by René Lacoste in 1933. With its collar, button placket, and Petit Piqué, it revolutionised elegant sportswear and freedom of movement. A true concentration of expertise, the Original L.12.12 requires 20 kilometres of yarn knitted under two levels of tension and a crocodile logo with 2,367 embroidery stitches.

Petit Piqué, the signature Lacoste knit
Weight: 185 g/m²
Classic fit, comfortable cut and sleeves
Ribbed collar and sleeves
Genuine mother-of-pearl buttons
Embroidered crocodile sewn on the chest
Cotton (100%