What is the brand of shirt that has a alligator logo? I cannot think of it for anything. Also, do they still sell them?
Izod... I was the Izod king when I was a kid. Izod shirts and Toughskins jeans, the ultimate geek wardrobe...
Crap, it is lacoste!! I could have sworn Izod shirts used to have an alligator on them...I haven't brought a brand name shirt since high school, so I'm a little slow on fashion trends...
Lacoste & Izod are the same company. I think Izod was just the brand name way back in the day & they just started going by Lacoste when the reintroduced them a few years ago. Anyone remember the Izod knockoffs way back then that had a dragon instead of the alligator?
Izod shirts did have the alligator on them. I don't know if they still do. Now, what did "Munsingwear" have on their shirts? No cheating!
Sorry Buck, you are mistaken: Izod LaCoste : IZOD and LACOSTE are 2 different companies that partnered together to make Izod Lacoste. The full history of each company can be found on their websites, IZOD LACOSTE A 'potted' history has been taken from the two sites and is condensed below : The story of the "Alligator" begins in 1927. Ren LACOSTE liked to tell the way his nickname became an emblem recognized throughout the world. "I was nicknamed "the Alligator" by the American press, after I had made a bet with the Captain of the French DAVIS CUP Team concerning a suitcase made from alligator skin. He promised to give it to me if I won a very important match for our team. The public must have been fond of this nickname which conveyed the tenacity I displayed on the tennis courts, never letting go off my prey! So my friend Robert GEORGE drew an alligator which I then had embroidered on the blazer I wore on the courts." In 1933, Ren LACOSTE and Andr GILLIER, the owner and President of the largest French knitwear manufacturing firm of that time, set up a company to manufacture the logo-embroidered shirt. The champion had designed this for his own use on the tennis court, as well as a number of other shirts for tennis, golf and sailing, as can be seen in the first catalogue, produced in 1933. € This was probably the first time a brand name had ever been visible on the outside of an item of clothing. This shirt revolutionized men's sportswear and replaced the woven fabric, long-sleeved, starched classic shirts. The first LACOSTE shirt was white, slightly shorter than its counterparts, had a ribbed collar, short sleeves with ribbed bands and was made of a light knitted fabric called "Jersey petit piqu". It continues to offer the same quality, comfort and solidity on which it built its name and which constitute its uniqueness. 1933-Industrial production of the first LACOSTE shirts, in particular the shirt in white "petit piqu" cotton. 1951-Beginning of clothing exports to Italy. Addition of a colour range to the white petit piqu cotton shirt. 1952-Beginning of clothing exports to the United States. 1959-First collection for children. 1960-Launch of shorts and striped polo shirts. 1966-Signature of an agreement of manufacturing under licence for clothing in the United States. 1981- Opening of the first LACOSTE boutique in the world, avenue Victor Hugo in Paris. 1985-Launch of a new line of LACOSTE tennis shoes, manufactured in France, followed by deck shoes in 1986 and walking shoes in 1988. 1992-Within the United States, Canada and the Caribbean, the LACOSTE Group has been able to take back control of the LACOSTE brands with the help of its worldwide supplier, DEVANLAY S.A.€€ DEVANLAY will ensure both production and distribution within the United States and Canada. 1993-A new worldwide manufacturing agreement is signed with DEVANLAY S.A., industrial partner and associate of LA CHEMISE LACOSTE, until June 30, 2012 granting DEVANLAY the exclusive manufacturing rights for LACOSTE garments. € New distribution agreements are also signed with DEVANLAY S.A. regarding France and Germany until June 30, 2012. ...AND THAT'S THE REST OF THE STORY...
http://www.vinretro.com/vinretro/vi70sizlapos1.html WHEW! I thought I was going to have to committ myself there for a minute...Izod DID have alligators on their shirts, but I guess they don't any more...
Now of course designers just put their names in big ass letter on their clothes. I never felt comfortable being a billboard for a clothing designer. I had alligator shirts when I was in elementary school, but they were considered a major fashion faux paus by the time I was 12.
I posted this on another thread a while back, does anyone remember Braggin Draggin? It was a Sears Izod shirt knockoff the peak of the 80's dork, but somehow I felt cool in my Braggin Draggin shirt and Toughskins. Luckily you could only wear them once before they shrunk 3 sizes.
Whatever happened to Jordache? Rocket River 'you got the look . . . I want to know better you got the look . . . so put together . . . "
Back in the 80's, it was Jordache Jeans that were expensive and Levis jeans that were cheap...Now, it's the other way around. You can get Jordache at Wal Mart fo 15 buck and end up dropping $35 for a pair of Levis...
Can you still buy Tough Skins? I wore the fake Polo's....forgot the name.Now I buy Old Navy jeans....Cheap
