For Spring/Summer 2027, Lacoste returns to one of the most recognizable landscapes in tennis and refuses to play by its expected dress code. Presented at Roland-Garros, the collection by creative director Pelagia Kolotouros takes the famous red clay court and turns it into both stage and material inspiration.
“Dress code: No white required” is an appropriate declaration. Instead of pristine tennis whites, the menswear moves through clay brown, tobacco, taupe, charcoal, deep green, electric violet and almost fluorescent tennis-ball yellow. Avalanches of clay occupying the arena reinforce the connection to Roland-Garros while giving the collection an unusually raw setting.
From Roland-Garros to the Street
Looking specifically at the menswear, SS27 isn’t interested in simply reproducing vintage tennis uniforms. Kolotouros pulls familiar Lacoste sporting codes apart and rebuilds them as a loose, contemporary wardrobe.
The silhouettes are noticeably relaxed. Wide trousers puddle over sneakers, shorts are cut generously, lightweight coats fall almost to the ankle, and oversized polos and shirts move away from the fitted preppy image traditionally associated with tennis.
One of the strongest combinations is also one of the simplest: earthy brown trousers and tops worn almost tone-on-tone. Against the orange clay, these looks nearly become part of the court itself. Browns range from rust and terracotta to chocolate and dusty tan, appearing across fluid trousers, polo shirts, lightweight tailoring and long outerwear.
That relationship between clothing and surface seems central to the collection.
Tennis-Ball Yellow Changes the Game
Then comes the yellow.
Acid, highlighter-like yellow cuts through all those mineral colors, sometimes taking over an entire look and elsewhere appearing underneath gray and olive layers. A yellow long-sleeve top beneath a muted polo or coat immediately turns conventional sportswear into something more energetic.
There are recognizable tennis references—the polos, shorts, technical layers, sneakers and athletic proportions—but Lacoste doesn’t allow them to become nostalgic.
Instead, the styling often feels deliberately mismatched: tailoring over sportswear, shorts underneath substantial outerwear, technical pieces against fluid trousers, and polished leather accessories carried with performance clothing.
The white oversized T-shirt layered over fluorescent sleeves is perhaps the clearest example of this new court language. It looks youthful and graphic without depending on an oversized logo to make its point.
Purple, Green and Technical Shine
Electric purple provides another interruption.
A glossy purple tracksuit is unapologetically sports-driven, while a saturated blue-violet coat paired with contrasting trousers pushes the same color story into more elevated territory. These moments keep the earthy palette from becoming overly subdued.
Dark forest green also works particularly well here. The opening menswear looks combine elongated, easy shapes with compact bags and layers that could move comfortably beyond the tennis environment.
The collection’s strongest proposition may actually be this tension between performance and elegance.
A loose gray suit with shorts, for example, has the relaxed attitude of athletic clothing even though its vocabulary belongs to tailoring. Elsewhere, long coats are thrown over polos, T-shirts and very short shorts as casually as warm-up jackets.
Accessories Become Part of the Uniform
The accessories deserve attention too.
Round and cylindrical bags echo sporting equipment without becoming literal tennis bags. Small leather cases, oversized sunglasses, necklaces and credential-like pieces hanging around the neck give the styling a slightly utilitarian feeling.
They make these men look less like players arriving for a traditional match and more like characters inhabiting Lacoste’s imagined sporting universe.
Even when the crocodile appears, the collection doesn’t need to rely heavily on heritage branding. Color, proportion and layering do most of the work.
Lacoste Without the Tennis Whites
Perhaps that is what makes Spring/Summer 2027 successful as menswear.
Lacoste doesn’t abandon tennis—it expands what tennis can look like.
Roland-Garros provides the history. The clay supplies the palette. Tennis-ball yellow supplies the electricity. But the clothes themselves are built for a much broader world: loose tailoring, technical sportswear, oversized polos, fluid trousers, long coats and accessories that can move easily between the court and the city.
No white required, indeed.
For SS27, Lacoste’s crocodile looks entirely at home getting a little dirty.
