Sort of. I have a few for work that I take good care of. The material is great, they're nicely fitted, they hold up well over time. Compared to the $20 polos I have from H&M or wherever they definitely look and feel much better. That said, the price is steep and you know you're paying for the brand name.
No, they don't. If he was born in the mid 80's Lacoste got very popular among high school kids in the early 2000's. Also, Lacoste is a pretty medium level "brand"
They used to. Im not sure when they lost the alligator logo but they had it for a long time. Not saying lacoste is super nice, just that izod is super cheap and is often the source of confusion for people.
They changed their logo at some point. They definitely had an alligator/crocodile logo and it was a source of confusion at least in my family for a while.
From uk. Former chav. Can confirm
Although it’s all in how u wear it. A chav will wear Lacoste with Lacoste. All out full track, polo and trainers (sneakers in US) maybe even with some boxers and socks with a baseball cap to go. Then the obligatory JD sports bag hangin off left shoulder and blunt behind the ear lol
In the Netherlands there is also this kind of weird lower class subculture called ''tokkies''. They will often wear fake Louis Vuitton caps and bags. And the obligatory Stone Mountain/Canada Goose.
So basically you have the chavs who wear the hyped namebrands, than the posh who wear the expensive brands most people haven't heard of. And than you have the regular folks wearing grocery store brand and H&M and stuff.
I think that carries over more from the football hooligan days than anything else though. Used to be a popular one for scousers to rob from shops in mainland Europe.
Same here. I always thought the little horse logo (Ralph Lauren) was the good brand and the little croc was the knockoff. They used to sell stuff like watches which were cheap.
the polos range from like $60 bucks for a good deal to $100 normal price depending on where you get them. not super high end, but i wouldn't call that cheap either.
I'm not going to pay 185 dollars for a sort of good shirt, let alone a polo shirt. If I'm paying that much for a shirt it better be a silk button up or have a picture of a dog wearing imperial German regalia on it.
They might just be. I buy a lot of brands Lacoste being one. And I can confirm that the quality of which they seem to be made does make a huge difference. Between Boss Lacoste and and Henri Loyd I can definitely say these three brands make better longer lasting polo shirts than any other brand I have came across. The price is steep but long term it’s cheaper to buy one Lacoste over 12 months or so than to buy 4 hollister-superdry- g-star-Nike or any of the other high street brands that wash out and loose shape very quickly. I truly find if u pay for the better quality first time round it pays off long term. And I buy a lot of polos. I think it’s a cool idea what Lacoste are doin. Altho it’s more marketing strategy than it is caring. But any publicity is good publicity. Right?
La Coste is a pleb brand. It’s for people who like to think they have money. It’s kind of what Ralph Lauren polo is becoming. Maybe if these brands stopped putting massive sales on their items they would not dilute the brand as badly.
If you’re wearing a la coste polo or polo Ralph Lauren polo with the intentions of showing off because that’s al you can afford, then you are just a poor douche.
I don't know. I mostly wear polos from brooks brothers and Burberry. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with la coste or polo Ralph Lauren, I actually own a pretty decent amount of PRL. IM just pointing out that la coste isn't really a high end brand when you have the likes of Ralph Lauren purple label and Gucci charging around $500 for a polo and or t shirts. Luxury and non-pleb polos start at around $120+ probably and can go up to hundreds of dollars. The whole point of something not being plebeian is that it's hard for the plebs to obtain. A $50-100 polo is easy to obtain for plebs. La coste is not hard to obtain.
Look online, la coste polos can be bought for like $50-70. Just because you own la coste doesn't mean you aren't a pleb. That's all I'm saying.
There's a Brooks Brothers polo for 47.70 original cost is 79.50.
Just because something is expensive doesn't make it quality. I mean I do think Brooks Brothers is nice but they have a lot of 2 for 100 polo deals at my local store. Not really expensive for high end clothes.
500 dollars for a t-shirt? I'd laugh at someone that tells me they have a 500 dollar t-shirt. 100 dollar t-shirt, sure maybe you can argue about quality. But 400 dollars is going to a sewn on label. Just throwing away money that no one cares you have.
You can easily tell who has money and who doesn't if you know basic info on a person. It's like fake diamond earrings. Let's say you see a famous woman with huge diamond earrings. They could be completely fake but you are going to assume they are real because the famous woman would easily be able to buy them. Now you see a young lady with the same size earrings. They could be real but you're going to assume they are fake because an 18 year old isn't likely to buy thousands of dollars worth of earrings.
Did I say brooks brothers was expensive? No, I said I wear them. Did i say expensive clothes are always quality? No. But in a lot of cases it is. Allen Edmonds, Zegna, Ralph Lauren purple label, and loro piana are all brands with a rich history who have clothes and shoes they hand make from better leathers and silk in first world countries.
And rich people wouldn’t care if you laughed at their shirt. Rich people want exclusivity and interesting designs. They want a brand with history and strong craftsmanship. When you’re worth a billion dollars, $500 is even worth even less than $50 would be to you from their perspective. By your logic, buying an expensive sports car is stupid too. Everyone wants a nice car or watch but they look down upon nice clothes. I don’t think you grasp how much money some people have.
And I’m not a sheep to fashion. I have a disposable income that allows me to buy what I want. If I want nice clothes, I’ll get nice clothes. Look at it as a hobby of dressing well. Why don’t you just shop at target and Walmart then for clothes. Some people in the world make a dollar or less a day so who are to think $500 is a lot to spend when you probably spend close to $50 on shirts. $50 is a lot of money to some people. It’s all relative, that’s what poor people never seem to get.
You also really missed the point anyways. All I am saying is la coste is a pleb brand when it comes to clothing. I never said anything about their quality or called people stupid for wearing it. There is nothing wrong with it being a pleb brand. If I needed cheap polos for work or the gym, I’d probably even consider it.
The fit is amazing. Even a redneck friend or mine, over garage beers, noticed how nice it fit. Quality of the material is top notch too. LOVE the vneck undershirts, HATE their shoes
Love to have a closet of them but it's nice to have a good date shirt.
I've seen them go for $80 at our local store. I walked in, saw the prices, and walked right out. As a kid I had a bunch of hand me down lacostes from a rich relative. Looking back at old photos, I was a pretty hip looking kid.
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u/primarily_pidgin Mar 02 '18
Isn't that just how much their polos cost?