Against a dramatic set of billowing sails, Lacoste's creative director Felipe Oliveira Baptista yanked the casualness out of his sporty pieces this season, while lowering the classic quotient on all things that could have read formal. That dichotomy transformed athletic jersey shirts into loose dresses with tie-waist constructions that floated behind the models like the extravagant tiers of a formal Charles James gown. Cinch-waist, full-skirt dresses were cut from super casual chambray fabric, while sleeveless car coats swung in a stiffened bonded fabric. You don't go to a Lacoste show and expect to see something to wear to the office, but that nearly happened with several of the men's pieces, which fell neatly together in colour co-ordinated sets, like a T-shirt shaped top and matching shorts that were cut from a thick technical maroon-coloured material. The starting point for this multi-functioning collection was sailing, so most of the clothes possessed a performance slant regardless of whether they would see any sporting action or not. Athletic jersey tops got transformed into dressy dresses, while tailored jackets got de-dramatised, with zip-front scuba tops featuring Lacoste's famously perky alligator.
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Year in review: top 10 furniture launches of 2024, as selected by Wallpaper* global design director Hugo MacdonaldThe furniture launches that wowed global design director Hugo Macdonald this year
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Unboxing beauty products from 2024, as seen on the pages of Wallpaper*Wallpaper's 2024 beauty picks included Chanel lipstick, Bottega Veneta perfume and solid soap from the likes of Aesop, Celine, Diptyque, Hermès and Sisley
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The cosiest alpine retreats to book in EuropeBrowse the Wallpaper* edit of European alpine retreats where to fully embrace the ski season
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Sarah Moon brings painterly fashion and dark fantasy to Fotografiska New YorkOctogenarian French photographer and filmmaker Sarah Moon shows 30 years of work at Fotografiska New York – spanning fashion and fantasy, mystery and the macabre, it’s dark, painterly and compelling
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‘In America: A Lexicon of American Fashion' is coming to The MetThe first of a two-part, year-long extravaganza, ‘In America: A Lexicon of American Fashion’ is organised into 12 sections that seek to define the emotional qualities in American style
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Saint Laurent celebrates 40 years of Memphis GroupMemphis Group's milestone birthday is celebrated with a series of colourful furniture installations across the French maison's concept boutiques
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‘A place for the eye to pause’: Ulla Johnson unveils New York HQThe Manhattan-born fashion designer opens a warmly-hued style sanctuary, created in collaboration with architect Rafael de Cárdenas
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Es Devlin-designed time-travelling exhibition opens at The Met’s Costume Institute‘Our aim is to communicate the phenomenon of time as it is expressed through the female form,’ says Devlin of the exhibition she has designed alongside curator Andrew Bolton
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