Lacoste has swapped its distinctive crocodile logo for one of 10
threatened animal species on a series of limited-edition polo shirts,
designed to bring attention to the global state of biodiversity.Get more
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The limited edition Lacoste x Save Our Species polo shirts, which
feature endangered animals such as the Sumatran Tiger and the Anegada
Rock Iguana in place of the famous crocodile, were launched during the
brand's runway show at Paris Fashion Week on 1 March 2018 and sold out
immediately.
For each species, the number of polo shirts produced corresponds to the
number of individuals known to remain in the wild. For instance, the
most limited run features The Gulf of California porpoise, of which
there are only 30 left in the wild, while the brand made 450 shirts
featuring the Cyclone of Anegada Island – an iguana from the British
Virgin Island.
Proceeds from the sale of the shirts will be donated to the
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), a 70-year-old
international organisation working in the field of nature conservation
and sustainable use of natural resources.
The Save Our Species collaboration, which was initiated by French
advertising agency BETC, will help the charity to coordinate frontline
projects worldwide in order to help ensure the long-term survival of
threatened species, their habitats and the people who depend on
them."The Lacoste crocodile is one of the world's most iconic logos,
proudly displayed on the brand's famous polos for the past 85 years,"
said the Lacoste in a statement. "For the first time in the brand's
history BETC has initiated a change of the logo."
"Lacoste and BETC worked closely with IUCN's experts to define and
select ten threatened species, whose animals have been designed by the
Lacoste studio to create the logos, adopting exactly the same embroidery
approach as the historic Crocodile," it continued.The Lacoste x Save
Our Species polo shirts mark the beginning of a three-year partnership
between the brand and the International Union for Conservation of
Nature.
The collaboration is not the first time Lacoste has altered its famous
logo. The French fashion brand has previously enlisted graphic designer
Peter Saville and Brazilian designers Fernando and Humberto Campana to
create ranges of polo shirts that play with the embroidered crocodiles.
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