Not to be outdone by her compatriots Golovin and Llodra, and to the delight of teenage boys — and some teenage girls — everywhere, French teenager Alize Cornet performed her own Lacoste wet t-shirt contest during last week’s mixed doubles match at the Hopman Cup. It drew ire from officials and Margaret Court (we live […]
lacoste standard issue: the women pull ahead
We’re always eagerly anticipating the standard issues that Lacoste doles out for each Grand Slam, and the ones for Roland Garros turned out just fine — at least for the ladies. Gisela Dulko wore the halter from the Fine Stripe line in her loss to Alize Cornet in the second round. Cornet, the 19th seed, […]
Trophy Watch: the last of the pre-French clay contests
(This post is timestamped for last week, but showing up this week, so those consuming via RSS might get thrown off. I apologize for any trouble…) Both the men and the women played out the last of their French Open warmups in Germany and Italy this week. Rafa Nadal cemented his spot in the third […]
fashion: in acapulco, the greens and yellows of spring
Yellow: The bright kit of David Nalbandian‘s from Yonex finally has some company. At the Abierto Mexicano Telcel this week, he was joined by fellow yellows Alize Cornet, playing in Lacoste against Jill Craybas in the first round; and Mexican Daniela Muñoz. Green: Nicolas Lapentti wearing adidas in the first round against Potito Starace; Carlos […]
lacoste and roddick vs. nike and darth federer
Texan Andy Roddick heads into his U.S. Open quarterfinal match against Roger Federer with a 1-13 losing record. This week, Andy added a darker version (above) of his Lacoste Short Block Polo. I prefer this colorway over the white version he debuted earlier this fall. If Roger wears his “Darth Federer” get-up to the quarters, […]