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Bates vs Lacoste: similarities and differences

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Bates

United States Founded 1885

Outdoor & functional · Polished & dressy · Sporty & sportswear

Lacoste

France Founded 1933

Sporty & sportswear · Polished & dressy · Streetwear

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

  • No shared traits are available.

Different traits

  • Sporty & sportswear

    Lacoste shows a stronger emphasis

  • Trends & youth culture

    Lacoste shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

  • Bates (solid line, circles)
  • Lacoste (dashed line, squares)
Traits of Bates and Lacoste, shown relative to each brand.
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Traits farther from the centre are more prominent within each brand. The chart uses the same relative display as the brand profile. Area does not indicate brand quality or absolute differences between brands.

Traits by category

Bar lengths show how prominent each trait is within each brand.

  • Bates
  • Lacoste
Minimal & basics
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Polished & dressy
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Luxury & heritage
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Avant-garde & designer
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Decoration & playfulness
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Streetwear
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Trends & youth culture
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Sporty & sportswear
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Outdoor & functional
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Basic information

Field
Bates
Lacoste
Country United States France
Founded 1885 1933
Category Footwear Clothing
Other categories — Bags Accessories Footwear Eyewear Watches Fragrance Beauty and cosmetics Lifestyle products

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Brand profiles

Brand lines

Bates

Lacoste

  • LACOSTE L!VE

    The 2009 line for younger consumers, “LACOSTE RED!”, was reorganized in 2010 into the more clearly d...

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  • LACOSTE SPORT

    Within LACOSTE, Lacoste Sport is positioned as a line covering the technical segment intended for co...

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  • LACOSTE RED!

    At LACOSTE’s Spring/Summer 2009 runway show, Red! debuted as a separate line for younger consumers. ...

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Collaborations

Bates

  • 2023-01-20

    JUNYA WATANABE MAN

    For 2023FW, a motorcycle jacket–blazer hybrid; also listed among the collaboration brands for 24SS.

Bates collaborations

Lacoste

  • 2026-04-14

    FREAK'S STORE

    FREAK’S STORE commissioned an exclusive version of a LACOSTE crew-neck T-shirt. It uses material with moisture-absorbing and contact-cooling properties, and features a hem drawcord that allows the silhouette to be adjusted. The green drawcord was also announced as a distinctive feature.

  • 2023-09-27

    COMME des GARÇONS

    In 2023, the first collaboration with CDG SHIRT. The FW23 collection was unveiled, including shirts and cut-and-sew pieces featuring enlarged and multiple crocodile logos.

  • 2022-06-08

    A.P.C.

    In 2022, A.P.C. × Lacoste (INTERACTION #14) created a sporty capsule featuring collaborative logos, windbreakers, denim totes, and more.

  • 2017-03-16

    Supreme

    A collaboration with Lacoste on March 16, 2017. A range of spring-ready items, including sporty tracksuits, Harrington jackets, caps, and more.

  • BEAMS

    A special-order LACOSTE × BEAMS GOLF mock-neck shirt featuring a pique panel stripe design, released in early March 2025.

Lacoste collaborations

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