Golf bags, kiltie loafers, and putting-green argyles were all over the Lacoste fall 2024 runway.
Louise Trotter is paying homage to René Lacoste’s wife, Simone de la Chaume, a champion golfer whose legacy has been overshadowed by her husband’s embroidered gator. In De la Chaume’s heyday in the 1920s, shin-grazing pleated skirts and deep-V knitwear constituted the on-green look for women; here, Trotter refigured these silhouettes to be lighter, breezier, and in flashes of pastel colors. Styled as total looks—that totally evoke stylist Suzanne Koller’s own wardrobe—these golfing ensembles had a quirkily modern feel without veering too far into costume, even if the miniature golf bags came a little close.
Trotter pushed well beyond sporty in this collection too, with burnt orange double-breasted suits for both men and women. Outerwear has been expanded to include basic shapes, like a trench piped in lime and a navy duffel cut with a shaggy green tartan. The palette was decidedly springy.
Since Trotter joined Lacoste from Joseph, the British designer has been putting a softer, more feminine stamp on the label while injecting it with a new sartorial finesse. Her fall champions included the dropped box-pleat skirts and tailored tweed pants that she teamed with elongated knitted vests.
