I own both FP and Lacoste but have found the fit of FP polo better,its slimmer and just the right length whereas the Lacoste one is looser and longer in length.My FP polo is M3200 which is made in China and the Lacoste one is made in Venezuela.I think FP's M3200 style is entirely produced in China.Overall i reach for FP more than Lacoste mainly due to the fit.I also love the twin tipped design aesthetic which is absent in Lacoste.
Hi Vlad, The actual Fred Perry shirt you're holding was actually requested by West Ham Utd. fans to be made by Fred Perry. A compatriot of yours on TH-cam - Mikel the hyperpolyglot wears one. Also, I must get one as I come from Newham and support West Ham. Of course, my fingers are crossed that the FP holds up better ...Cheers.
Neither because you don’t need a logo to look cool/belong to a certain group (this was my experience in high school 30 years ago). Get the Riviera by Sunspel, or if you want to splurge, a knitted one by John Smedley or Rubinacci.
Btw Lacoste buttons are not all white…it depends on the colour of the shirt and mother of pearl comes in many colours. All my Lacoste polos are made by Devanlay and are made in France. American Lacoste polos are usually made in Peru by Devanlay. I have a few Lacoste polos and you really need to be careful washing them…to keep their shape and to avoid shrinkage they need a cool wash on a gentle cycle. I prefer Ralph Lauren polos… they wash well and look good even after years of wear.
From experience of many From both brands both hold up very well but in different ways , if you like heavier material that doesn't flex with your body shape it will be FP , Lacoste on the other hand is much softer and lighter but the shape will loosen up more.
I don’t prefer logo-on clothes neither. Putting brand logo on goods is one mean of marketing communications. As a customer, we should not help the brand to do their marketing for nothing 😊
Nice video. I have a Fred Perry M2 polo, which is made in Leicester. The CMT is done in one factory and the fabric knitted next door in an adjoining factory. I bought one because I wanted one that was made by people who actually give a f**k about what they are making, rather than a mass production Chinese facility, where they are paid piece rate per thousand and therefore couldn't care less what they are making, as long as it goes through quickly. The Leicester factory actually makes polos for other companies, that don't have the same brand reach that Fred Perry does. So they are priced a lot lower than Fred Perry. Community Clothing, based in Blackburn are a good example as they are quite open about where in the UK and which factories their clothes are made and their polos are also made in Leicester.
An excellent honest review! An interesting mention of the history of some of those who have worn certain Fred Perry polos. Even these days, in the UK, I find that Fred Perry polo shirts are associated with a certain type of "wannabe gangster" man. Which is unfortunate, so I buy Ralph Lauren
Great video. I started wearing RL polo, and my Lacoste polo shirts, shirts again last year. They are easy to pair with casual trousers and shorts. As for the logo or no logo debate, I’m a GenXer. GenX liked logos on their clothes. Millennials like you, are not into logos, you are sold on whether the item is vegan (just kidding 😊) or sustainable. I’m currently a big fan of the “Britches Outdoor,” and their Warthog polo shirts. This is the reason they put a warthog on their shirts 😮: “Our open letter to all original and new Warthogs - click here to read. Poking fun at the various animal logos appearing on preppy clothing in the ’80s, Britches decided to put the ugliest animal they could think of on a shirt and the iconic Warthog was born, along with the slogan ‘Only beautiful to another Warthog.’ Britches never anticipated the Warthog would become so successful, but the anti-snob logo quickly became one of Britches’ best-selling items. The mission of Britches is to produce the highest quality gear at reasonable prices while focusing on our ecological impact. Every aspect of the operation requires the smallest environmental impact possible and a portion of each purchase is spent on positive global initiatives including over 4,000 trees planted to date, plastic recycling, & carbon reduction. We look forward to hearing your feedback & suggestions as we resurrect a great American style icon.” warthog.vip/pages/history-of-the-warthog
hahah that's cool ! I didn't know this brand, I'll check it out, looks really good, but that logo is not for me ;) but btw many Millennials wear big logos :)
Sean Connery (James Bond) wore a navy blue FP in the movie “Thunderball” without the stripes on the collar and sleeves.
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I own both FP and Lacoste but have found the fit of FP polo better,its slimmer and just the right length whereas the Lacoste one is looser and longer in length.My FP polo is M3200 which is made in China and the Lacoste one is made in Venezuela.I think FP's M3200 style is entirely produced in China.Overall i reach for FP more than Lacoste mainly due to the fit.I also love the twin tipped design aesthetic which is absent in Lacoste.
Great video!
Hi Vlad,
The actual Fred Perry shirt you're holding was actually requested by West Ham Utd. fans to be made by Fred Perry. A compatriot of yours on TH-cam - Mikel the hyperpolyglot wears one. Also, I must get one as I come from Newham and support West Ham. Of course, my fingers are crossed that the FP holds up better ...Cheers.
Neither because you don’t need a logo to look cool/belong to a certain group (this was my experience in high school 30 years ago).
Get the Riviera by Sunspel, or if you want to splurge, a knitted one by John Smedley or Rubinacci.
Btw Lacoste buttons are not all white…it depends on the colour of the shirt and mother of pearl comes in many colours. All my Lacoste polos are made by Devanlay and are made in France. American Lacoste polos are usually made in Peru by Devanlay. I have a few Lacoste polos and you really need to be careful washing them…to keep their shape and to avoid shrinkage they need a cool wash on a gentle cycle. I prefer Ralph Lauren polos… they wash well and look good even after years of wear.
Cool Thanks for the info, I'm actually going to compare many polos from different brands!
From experience of many From both brands both hold up very well but in different ways , if you like heavier material that doesn't flex with your body shape it will be FP , Lacoste on the other hand is much softer and lighter but the shape will loosen up more.
Let's see, but if lacoste it's not holding it's shape, specially collar wont be good I'd say :)
I don’t prefer logo-on clothes neither. Putting brand logo on goods is one mean of marketing communications. As a customer, we should not help the brand to do their marketing for nothing 😊
That's right, but some people think they're worth it just because wear expensive clothes with logos...
Nice video. I have a Fred Perry M2 polo, which is made in Leicester. The CMT is done in one factory and the fabric knitted next door in an adjoining factory. I bought one because I wanted one that was made by people who actually give a f**k about what they are making, rather than a mass production Chinese facility, where they are paid piece rate per thousand and therefore couldn't care less what they are making, as long as it goes through quickly. The Leicester factory actually makes polos for other companies, that don't have the same brand reach that Fred Perry does. So they are priced a lot lower than Fred Perry. Community Clothing, based in Blackburn are a good example as they are quite open about where in the UK and which factories their clothes are made and their polos are also made in Leicester.
Thanks that's good to know :)
Vive Lacoste
An excellent honest review!
An interesting mention of the history of some of those who have worn certain Fred Perry polos. Even these days, in the UK, I find that Fred Perry polo shirts are associated with a certain type of "wannabe gangster" man. Which is unfortunate, so I buy Ralph Lauren
Thanks, funny tho they went from skinheads to wannabe gangster...hahah
@@EnduringAttire haha yes, I have no idea how this happened, maybe the commonality is the British nationalism
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Great video. I started wearing RL polo, and my Lacoste polo shirts, shirts again last year. They are easy to pair with casual trousers and shorts. As for the logo or no logo debate, I’m a GenXer. GenX liked logos on their clothes. Millennials like you, are not into logos, you are sold on whether the item is vegan (just kidding 😊) or sustainable. I’m currently a big fan of the “Britches Outdoor,” and their Warthog polo shirts.
This is the reason they put a warthog on their shirts 😮:
“Our open letter to all original and new Warthogs - click here to read.
Poking fun at the various animal logos appearing on preppy clothing in the ’80s, Britches decided to put the ugliest animal they could think of on a shirt and the iconic Warthog was born, along with the slogan ‘Only beautiful to another Warthog.’
Britches never anticipated the Warthog would become so successful, but the anti-snob logo quickly became one of Britches’ best-selling items.
The mission of Britches is to produce the highest quality gear at reasonable prices while focusing on our ecological impact. Every aspect of the operation requires the smallest environmental impact possible and a portion of each purchase is spent on positive global initiatives including over 4,000 trees planted to date, plastic recycling, & carbon reduction. We look forward to hearing your feedback & suggestions as we resurrect a great American style icon.”
warthog.vip/pages/history-of-the-warthog
hahah that's cool ! I didn't know this brand, I'll check it out, looks really good, but that logo is not for me ;) but btw many Millennials wear big logos :)