Love that this showed up in my recommended videos as I've been buying lacoste shirts lately. Good one!

I was waiting to see the logo of the fake one if it was embroidered directly on the cloth or not but you didn't show it. That was important.

Thorough and well-made. Great job, and thank you.

I used to buy lots of LaCoste polos back in the days when they all were produced in France. Not a single polo after they sold the company,

Nice video man shows you def know your brand and know the history of real vs fake lacose shirts keep going

intense video Monty Mars. I crushed that thumbs up on your video. Continue to keep up the exceptional work.

I like finding out who’s fake or realistic the stitching the color combination and the tag’s are very important

I have some 80s, 90s vintage lacoste shirt, they are still last till today, good quality, still shine and bright color...

the classic fit shirts have the mother of pearl buttons the regular fit do not they are plastic and they are legit ive gotten 2 from macys like that just noticed that and found out the other day

I only wish i had seen this earlier. Thank you Sir!

I saw a shirt back in the day, called a Le Croak. It had an upside down (dead) Izod alligator patch. Maybe "La Croak". Sadly, I cant find a picture of it on google images

Presa la mia Lacoste in negozio. Sono fiero di averla provata li, di essermi fatto consigliare dalla commessa, di averla comprata li. Sono sicuro che il prodotto è originale. Ma soprattutto, un negozio fisico ha molti costi, che partono dalla bolletta della luce e arrivano allo stipendio della commessa che mi ha consigliato e dato assistenza: sono contento di aver dato i miei soldi a loro. Ho la certezza di aver preso il modello e la taglia perfetti per me.

Very informative thanks for sharing.

Good video! To me it doesn't matter one bit if the item is fake as long as it looks genuine and washes well. Obviously I wouldn't be expecting a genuine item for €15, neither a fake for €50! I like how the polo shirts look but would never be prepared to pay such a premium for a real one. I recently purchased some fake ones from a market in Vietnam and they look great and wash beautifully, which surprised me. Cost around €10 per piece.

Alright I run to check all my Lacoste shirts and T-Shirts now. Wait a minute, I remember I bought them all from Lacoste stores so do I need to check them? Just kidding. Thank you for making the video. it is very useful.

Throughout the years did they ever switch or change the tags on the insides of the shirts?

I am an American, living in Peru for over 10-years now. The district in Lima (Gamara), which is huge (I mean totally HUGE) manufactures/sells clothing, which is the super-high quality (Peru cotton is better than anything from any other country). I am not trying to sell anything here. I am just saying - sometimes super cheap "rip-off" stuff is great (better than the real stuff, especially, if you think about the price difference). I can go to Gamara, and buy a "Lacoste" polo shirt, for myself, for less than US$8. And --- as I said, the cotton in Peru is the best and the sewing is top quality/very professional.

What a beautiful blue color combination I love

What about the difference with the rubber bage can you do one on these thanks 👍

nice job, thanks. Saludos desde Perú

I have a Lacoste polo I bought in Saudi Arabia in January 2023 in a well-known store there similar to TJ MAXX or Marshalls with multiple locations. I never doubted it was fake until I was in the Lacoste store in NYC last week and I wanted another one. In Saudi Arabia, a XXL was a size 9 and everywhere else it's a 7. I didn't have that in my general knowledge bank at the time. My "fake" hits every criteria of being genuine, except the size discrepancy...and no tag saying Made in Peru (or a made in anywhere tag) even the buttons are Mother of Pearl and sewn in correctly as well as the tag sewn in correctly, the Crocodile is perfect! Well, I was duped, but it's a really good fake and currently my favorite Lacoste, unfortunately. BTW it was in USD $39 but since it was a Marshalls/TJ Maxx, type of store I expected it to be a lower price.

The sleeve length is also often way off. Especially the length from the armpit to the end of the sleeve. When you know what fit you bought, or what the polo tag sais it is.

Thank you very much for the info.

thanks bro, great video

I remember buying a fake one for £20 and it was actually very good turned out to be a Mark's and spencers polo shirt with a crocodile actually sewn on proply you couldn't tell the diffrence and because it was a Mark's and spencers shirt it washed great

Can you do differences between polo RL shirts? Thanks

Thanks for the tips and you’re tips are spot on and while it is costly for the genuine, it is worth it as it lasts for years and comfortable to wear. Know that buying the original helps also those employees to sustain their families needs.

Thank you so much for your video.

You could find deals at the Lacoste outlet.

I bought one from Amazon, it seems to genuine if I am following your advice on the video, however on the tag it’s showing made in Vietnam - is this a fake or genuine Lacoste?

There are "genuine" Lacoste Polos sold in USA looking funny too. I guess someone is using a gap but actually there is a lot of back stock circulating too so you cant compare brand new polos from L store to some dicounter stuff thats 15 years old and made for outside of europe, Lacoste is working with a lot of factories other than Peru just to bring the brand to countries where people are not really digging the brand yet. there is a lot of genuine stuff looking fake. Once the contract was done those factories keep reproducing own logos because the logos are delivered by Lacoste headquarters to sew on. the official stitchery logos are all made in Peru or France.

Wanted to see inside of the fake logo

Would be interested in quality of construction especially finishing of seams, used of interfacing, colorfastness, abrasion resistance, shrinkage. Some better shirts provide replacement buttons. Hemming at the bottom and finishing of the sleeves. Reinforcement in key spots like where collar attaches, shoulder, quality of button sewing. In other words it's conceivable that a fake is well constructed and a brand is poorly made. Not all 100% cotton is created equal. Yarn fiber quality varies for example. Polos of similar qualities may have different weave structures. You might ask about sources and factory conditions.

Will you do Ralph Lauren?

Just bought a beautiful copy for 17 euros in a Marocco, pretty proud of it ! Why should I pay 90 more euros if the copy is good?

Lacoste have factoring in Peru? I have one factored in Peru.

What about the one we get for 40 USD in the Original Lacoste outlet? Are they not genuine?

Interesting, thanks, how about Boss shirts?

So we do have people inspecting this correct?

Need to check my shirt too if its real or not!😊love that brand need to sure its the real one!

One is an Alligator while the other one is a Crocodile

Amazing you showing us

Chinese producer after watching this video: “ noted”😂

is my Lacoste original coz the buttons has word lacoste etched on it

Glad to know I have the real thing. Best to buy it from Lacoste stores for genuine articles.

I am amazed that people are still buying them, real or fake.

We im Dominica eee rocking lacost since way back in 2000

Not necessarily I have an old original Lacoste polo more than 26 years old and still looks good the shirt has a different tage logo on it and the crocodile has frame stitched from the inside to hold the crocodile logo, the buttons wholes are the top is horizontal the second is vertical, the only way to find out is by the quality of the crocodile stamp and the sticking around the sleeves and all around the shirt.

When did Izod get bought?

Thank you. Sir.

Hi Monty I bought a cap from a lacoste shop. But I was not impressed by the quality. Very thin cotton and a weak velcro strap Could it be a fake cap?

you missed showing the back side of the logo from the fake and even the stitching of the lower botton which you said almost half an inch from the original

Do authentic Lacoste polo shirts have 2 or 3 buttons? Also, should the crocodile logo be aligned with the bottom stitching of the collar or aligned between the stitching and the bottom button?

What's the gsm(grams per sq meter) used on original Lacoste and is there a way we can figure out when we buy ?!

I bought some fake Lacoste polo shirts 20 years ago in a market in Congo for about $8 each. A collegue had a genuine one and we could not tell the difference. I still have one of them and it still looks ok and held it's shape after all these years.

What about t-shirts? I'd like to see a video comparing t-shirts, thanks.

Thanx !

I'd wear that fake until the alligator falls off 😂

Not all aspects he observed in one part is done in another shirt. Like the stitch in the original, he did not show the stitch in a fake.

The king of France used to award the winner of the French open 🎾 with a solid gold alligator trophy , that's how lacoste got its logo! Great brand 👏 thanks I'm sure it will be easy to find an authentic one on my trip to Bangkok next week hehe 😉

Hi, Amazon Sells only Genuine product ,right ?

Don’t forget guy’s the crocs look beautiful and very bright green

You didn't show the back of the crocodile how is sewed to the shirt

the fake kroko looks wild haha🐊

I have purchased cotton Polo brand shirts at Macy’s and fakes on Canal Street in NYC. I felt no difference between the shirts. Yes, if you examine them very closely, you may see a subtle difference in the stitching. One has to wonder why someone would pay 4 times more for the real thing when the fake is comfortable and looks real

I bought one today at lacoste store man i got it for 64$ promo if you match it with another item , you basically need to buy 2 items to get 20$ discount but hey discount is discount gotta avail i love my polo tho its real love them

#montymars how about those Lacoste shirts from Bangladesh or Turkey?

Someone can help me to authenticate a polo ?

Can i have the orig lacoste?

it will be nice to see compare genuine lacoste from 2020 and genuine La coste from 1978

How do you tell it is not made in Mexico or other countries, other than from China?

I'm wearing one, a short. I had to check it out. That fake one in the video only had 2 teeth, the real one had 3 teeth ...

very informative.. I am a huge fan of Lacoste

very nice video

It took awhile before you took it out of the bag.

In the philippines,the one with the cap is the most authentic lacoste,usually they are on every corner of the streets.

You forgot to show the square of the fake beneath the button holes

oh i got the origina one here in saudi

you the man

Lacoste brand still popular? I wore that brand when I was child.

In Brazil, converting to USD, Lacoste official website sells polos for $62. From reputable sellers it goes down to ~$45. I bought one for $30 this week, again from a very trustable source. Ofc our currency is devaluated right now, maybe that's why.

It seems like the worst part of the fake are the buttons and the logo.. the shirt itself doesn't seem terrible.

so the $32 fake Lacoste possible cost only $5 normally

Even for the genuine one, it's said that the labour cost, if done in Africa, is about 1 % of the selling cost! C'est pas du vol ça?

Welcome to me ! 😁

Very informative

So what if real or imitation it depends on the person who wear..

@2:14 What French fries?

Also, the depth of color for the original is much more expressive, the other is pale in comparison.

One is an alligator, and the other a crocodile. Can’t you tell? Sheesh…

My never bought a Lacoste merch, ass thought the ebay fake shirt was the real one🤦🏿‍♂️.

I bought one for my husband for his birthday because he loves them so much from a seller in Morocco for 50€ Polo Lacoste classic Fit L12.12 When I told my husband the price, he was shocked hhh

I think the price say all

Years ago my father gave me a few Lacoste golf shirts he got in the early 1960s. I don't care for them because the collars are bigger and it is a mesh material that really lets the air through but is a little revealing. The shirts are still like new. Would they we worth anything on ebay?

PRISE. ?????????

I actually bnought a lacsote polo on ebay with a bid and i can confirm it is legitimate, it was a user selling his clothes so i got it for $10 usd with $5 shipping which is such a good deal.

Thnx for viewing us the fake and the legit one. Neway, i coud'nt buy even one of this lacoste brand b-coz its so expensive. 😅😅 How i wish to have one bag or cap, maybe in my dreams..😅😅😅 thnx once again

$95 for A Polo shirt,Madness..! I bought a Barbour long sleeve dress short for £46.

I really tryna figure out why ppl so stuck on real or fake. it's clothes it'll decrease i value

Even before u opened them it was obviously seen the original version