T-shirts and shorts in strong dark colours highlighted and trimmed with white stripes and piping are matched with bold primary colours to give a Stijl abstract look reminiscent of Mondrian paintings. This contrasts with slightly more formal attire.
Trousers are chinos, khakis, multipocket or carpenter style.
The blousons and parkas are lighter when made with featherweight taffeta, or protective with textured plain weave. This contrasts with muted colours of beige and cream which are used to their full effect creating a more traditional preppy sports look with longer shorts, striped shirts layered under functional but stylish trekking jackets. The preppy look continues into yachting summer wear for men. Colours exclusive to Lacoste - the whole range of indigo blues in knits, associated with navy blue and lightened with whites. There are cottons of all sorts.