For spring/summer 2014 capsule collection Lacoste Live teams up with the French artist Sanghon Kim.
Sanghon Kim directed a short animation film themed around football, in which the white team players proudly sports an unseen jersey, adorn with a reinterpreted-crocodile crest.
Inspired by 1980’s Japanese sport mangas, this collaboration created a new collection of 10 references for men and women.
Sanghon Kim capsule will be released Mid-May 2014 in Canada at selected Lacoste boutiques.
Inspired by 1980’s Japanese sport mangas, this collaboration created a new collection of 10 references for men and women.
Sanghon Kim capsule will be released Mid-May 2014 in Canada at selected Lacoste boutiques.
Artist Sanghon Kim reinterpreted-crocodile crest.
The main piece in the mens collection is inspired by the 1980’s football
jersey, as worn by the main characters in the animation film. This polyamide
micro-piqué polo shirt features a scarlet red V on the chest, right under the
multicolor splatter pattern.
The
main features in the girls’ collection are a polo shirt and a tank top with
number 27 printed in the front, plus two plain and indented collar polo dresses
featuring the crest on the chest.
About the Artist:
Sanghon Kim was a fine-art and graphic-design graduate of
the Beaux-Arts in Paris. In creating his
strong visual world he skillfully manages to use different mediums. His very
poetic works always have an air of mystery to them.
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