Rene Lacoste by Laurence Benaim

He was a French tennis legend, the founder of the Lacoste brand, and a remarkable inventor, Lacoste -1904-1996- was an elegant player with an acute sense of fair play, a demanding designer who revolutionized sports apparel, and a passionate engineer who invented the first tubular steel tennis racket. From the tennis court to the golf course, accompanied by family members or friends made along the way, the man called -the Alligator was a determined visionary with an eye for authenticity and detail. Rene Lacoste remains to this day a timeless yet remarkably contemporary fashion icon.