What do we know about René Lacoste? That he was a French tennis legend,
the founder of the Lacoste brand, and a remarkable inventor? Lacoste
(1904-1996) was an elegant player with an acute sense of fair play, a
demanding designer who revolutionized sports apparel, and a passionate
engineer who invented the first tubular steel tennis racket. From the
tennis court to the golf course, accompanied by family members or
friends made along the way, the man called "the Alligator" was a
determined visionary with an eye for authenticity and detail. René
Lacoste remains to this day a timeless yet remarkably contemporary
fashion icon. Published to celebrate the Lacoste brand's 85th
anniversary, this lavishly illustrated work includes a wealth of
photographs and archival documents, some published here for the first
time, and original drawings by the renowned French illustrator Floc'h.