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By MST Lifestyle | Jan. 05, 2014 at 06:00pm

For Lacoste this season, everything begins with a line that is also reminiscent of modernist architecture: all lightness and transparence. The white line is first introduced as piping, stroking the collar of a man’s jacket, on a polo shirt’s placket or following the length of an ethereal coat. It then becomes a band of almost transparent jersey that revisits the rugby dress, stripes contrasting with an opaque knit. Finally, it fully takes shape, set-off against subtle shades that, through the medium of heat-welding’s intangibility, outline the piqué front of a trench coat and underline the cut of a man’s jacket, the volume of a sports jacket and the narrow look of a skirt.

By promoting fluidity without forgetting structure, Felipe Oliveira Baptista continues to flirt with the paradoxes of chic sportswear. Steeped in tennis, A-line skirts and wrap-over dresses swathe the body. Technical double-faced mesh and organza-like nylon shun codifications. The silhouette is free and yields to summer seduction, as the body slips into long and light layers for women and supple jackets and coats for men. The line is clear.

The Lacoste palette classics are washed out by the white light of the summer sun. Blues and greens discover subtle half tones. Red gives way to variations of pink, clay brown and rosy beige.

For women, two functional yet ultra-feminine bags cut in the iconic petit piqué leather brand the season. A hybrid piece suited to modern needs, the latest multiple-use LMotion stows away everything, starting with your tablet, and can be slipped in the new leather L.12.12 tote when not simply used as a clutch. Both come in the fashion show’s mixed color palette. For men, the bag lengthens into a flat satchel and elegant casual briefcase for the creative nomad.

In the Philippines, Lacoste is exclusively distributed by Stores Specialists Inc. and is located at Greenbelt 3, Rustan’s Makati, Rustan’s Tower Shangri-la Plaza, The Power Plant Mall, Megamall, The Podium, Mall of Asia, Gateway Mall, Trinoma, Eastwood Mall, Newport Mall, Robinsons Galleria, Robinson’s Magnolia, Robinson’s Place Manila, Alabang Town Center - Corte de las Palmas, Ayala Center Cebu, SM Davao, Abreeza Davao, and Veranza KCC Mall. Lacoste Accessories is also exclusively distributed by SSI and is located at Glorietta 4 and Gateway Mall.

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