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Lacoste vs Roots: similarities and differences

Compare brand traits, similarities and differences.

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Lacoste

France Founded 1933

Sporty & sportswear · Polished & dressy · Streetwear

Roots

Canada Founded 1973

Outdoor & functional · Sporty & sportswear · Polished & dressy

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

  • Both brands show traits of Polished & dressy.

Different traits

  • Outdoor & functional

    Roots shows a stronger emphasis

  • Sporty & sportswear

    Lacoste shows a stronger emphasis

Trait comparison

  • Lacoste (solid line, circles)
  • Roots (dashed line, squares)
Traits of Lacoste and Roots, shown relative to each brand.
How to read the chart

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.

  • Lacoste
  • Roots
Minimal & basics
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Polished & dressy
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Roots：Relative prominence within the brand
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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Roots：Relative prominence within the brand

Basic information

Field
Lacoste
Roots
Country France Canada
Founded 1933 1973
Category Clothing Clothing
Other categories Bags Accessories Footwear Eyewear Watches Fragrance Beauty and cosmetics Lifestyle products Bags Accessories Footwear Lifestyle products

— indicates information that is not available.

Brand profiles

Brand lines

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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Roots

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

Roots

No information is available.

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