According to a press release from the APT Tour, Lacoste is helping with the fight against Covid-19:
“Since the middle of March, nearly 100 employees from the company’s French factories have volunteered to work on the manufacturing of 145,000 washable and reusable masks until 30 April.”
Read more in the press release.
Updated 03/05/2020 – More coverage:
New York Post – Lacoste Gloves Made in Chinese Internment Camp, Rights Group Claims.
ABC News – Lacoste Gloves Made in Chinese Internment Camp.
Update – The New York Times in now reporting that Lacoste gloves were made with forced Uighur labor. You can read more in the Time’s story.
Lacoste is on of the eighty-three brands called out for using slave labor in their Chinese factories by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), a non-partisan think tank. The ASPI has released a study entitled “Uighurs For Sale” reporting “that it had significant evidence of the Chinese communist regime shipping ethnic Uyghurs out of their native Xinjiang, or East Turkestan, to factories nationwide, where they endured long hours, barely received pay, and did not appear to be able to move freely.” According to the Australian Think Tank’s report:
“The Chinese government has facilitated the mass transfer of Uyghur and other ethnic minority citizens from the far west region of Xinjiang to factories across the country,” … “Under conditions that strongly suggest forced labour, Uyghurs are working in factories that are in the supply chains of at least 83 well-known global brands in the technology, clothing and automotive sectors, including Apple, BMW, Gap, Huawei, Nike, Samsung, Sony and Volkswagen.”
You can find the original study at the ASPI site or read more at Breitbart.
Latest Lacoste News
Felipe Oliveira Baptista, who was formerly Lacoste’s head of design, debuted his first collection for Kenzo at Paris Fashion Week. According to reports it was received well, if not with a lot of enthusiasm. The Mainichi commented:
Though it was not a triumph, the Portuguese-born Oliveira Baptista — who had previously revived Lacoste — put out a solid and saleable collection of men’s and women’s designs that successfully pushed the house toward a focused and minimalist mood.
The review by the New York Times was similar. Read more at The Times or The Mainichi.
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This week Lacoste are focusing their promotion efforts on their Heritage Collection, which they describe as “chic with a twist.” You can see the pieces at the Lacoste Store.
Latest Lacoste Sales
Lacoste has introduced the new Paris Polo: “Fitted cut, concealed buttons, tonal crocodile and stretch pique stitching. This polo is the epitome of elegance.” The hidden buttons are interesting, but I’m not a big fan of having the Lacoste Logo the same color as the shirts. Anyway, check it out for yourself in the Lacoste Store.
Latest Lacoste News
Joelle Grünberg has left her position as CEO and President of Lacoste for North and Central America to become the head of Sperry footwear. Grunberg has been head of North America for Lacoste since 2015, and before that she served for two years as head of Lacoste France. You can read more details of the change in Footwear News.
Check out the Lacoste Sport line at the Lacoste Store. It includes multiple new items including a new Novac Djokovic printed breathable polo shirt in teal.
Items in the Women’s Collection include a Women’s sport, breathable polo shirt in multiple blues and teal.