Simply Abu Dhabi Magazine XVII

Style, comfort and performance – three words that also resonate with Felipe Oliveira Baptista’s vision for Lacoste, leading him to research nautical heritage in the design of a collection that revisits the first yachtsmen’s tailoring, as well as the technical nature of this challenging sport that has always generated great textile innovation. The starting point of the collection: the sailing boat itself as a design object, an inspiring vision of purity that brings together a patchwork of materials, lines and colours. The silhouette is all about the mix- and-match of contrasts: the variation of close-fitted and subtly oversized volumes, which are at the core of the urban wardrobe; the combination of technical pieces, parkas and blouson jackets with welded or zigzag seams; the pairing of nautical essentials like