Today, at the Roland-Garros stadium, Pelagia Kolotouros presented her third collection as the creative director of Lacoste. For the Fall/Winter 2025-26 season, Kolotouros sought to traverse the life of the brand's founder, René Lacoste, and how he transitioned from being a tennis player to an iconic businessman who transformed his fashion sector.

As a brand grounded in sport yet increasingly delving into the sophistication of contemporary luxury found in other fashion houses, Lacoste presents us with an attractive fusion of materials and styles: satin and wool met face to face with technical yarn and waterproof or reflective fabrics, in looks that take us beyond the playing field to become a part of and dominate everyday life.

The name "RENÉ" emblazoned on some of the pieces overtly conveys the inspiration behind the collection, which is not strictly negative; the alchemy that Pelagia creates on the runway truly reflects the life of Lacoste, using a layering of pieces such as trousers, shirts, a long coat, and athletic shoes to show us how the worlds of physical activity and the business or formal party scenes can be combined to create an aesthetic that speaks of moving facets, about multiple stages and adaptation.

This point precisely is what makes this delivery stand out among the trends we have already seen during the Fall/Winter 2025-26 season (such as a keen focus on tailoring or an obsession with oversized garments): Kolotouros' ability to make athletic wear look chic. By placing practicality on the runway (because if something matters to Lacoste, it is the utilitarian function of its garments) and making it desirable to a broader audience.

The color palette of this collection explores a couple of perhaps not-so-common tones, like the deep green synonymous with this brand, or the nearly phosphorescent fuchsia, two colors that are accompanied by shades of ivory, honey, light browns, sand, and, blessedly, a pleasant absence of blacks and whites, which, while basic, can be found many other places and do not need to be presented everywhere.

This Fall/Winter 2025-26 season, Lacoste decided to climb a few steps up the style pyramid, delivering timeless pieces that can adapt, along with your pace of life, to various situations, from the court to an event where sophistication is the rule.