Creative director Louise Trotter leaves Lacoste
Cassidy STEPHENS
Creative director Louise Trotter is leaving LacostePalais de TokyoParis Fashion Week
The flagship label of the MF Brands group announced the departure on Friday after four years of working together.
“I am honoured to have served the legacy of René Lacoste, whose sporting values I will keep. I am very happy to have joined this unique brand that perfectly combines heritage and avant-gardism,” said Trotter, who had replaced Felipe Oliveira BaptistaJoseph
“I would like to extend my warmest and most sincere thanks to all the people who have supported me in this exciting adventure: all the Lacoste employees, and in particular the production department in Troyes, the archives, my teams, as well as the friends and loyal followers of the company. I leave with the greatest gratitude to my creative team and I hope it will continue to flourish,” she added.
A new creative director will not be replacing Trotter, but according to the brand, it will now rely on a “collaborative studio”. Like Moncler
“I would like to thank Louise Trotter for her creativity, her commitment and for her contribution to the brand’s heritage. Lacoste is now embarking on a new chapter, with a collective of creatives committed to working alongside Lacoste to share talent and connections,” explained Thierry Guibert
The brand opened a 1,600-square-metre boutique on the Champs-Élysées in Paris last May and has 1,100 points of sale in 98 countries. It does not publish its financial results, but its management announced that the annual turnover at the group, which includes AigleGantThe Kooples
