Yet Mr de Lacoste is hopeful his party can make a breakthrough in the area.
Tim Bajarin wears the New Orleans version of Lacoste, a Perlis polo with a crayfish instead of a crocodile.
For spring 2009, Lacoste is revamping its classic polo shirt, giving it a slimmer fit and cleaner look .
In addition, it has licensing agreements for produce watches under the Coach, Hugo Boss, Juicy Couture, Lacoste and Tommy Hilfiger brands.
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The story of Lacoste would be worth telling even if it were not also one of the most spectacular spots in southern France.
"The whole Atlantic seaboard from Normandy to the Pyrenees is missionary territory for the National Front, " says local party leader Jean-Marc de Lacoste-Lareymondie.
In its main stores the company features boutiques like Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Armani, Gucci, Hugo Boss, Escada, Lacoste, Ralph Lauren and Burberry.
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Godrich, who has short dark hair and wore a red Lacoste track jacket over a dark-gray T-shirt, looked a bit like a rugby player.
"We feel like it's not a time that we can turn our backs on any additional revenue, " said Jenny LaCoste-Caputo, spokeswoman for the association.
The new place has three roof decks, an outdoor-but-winterized pool, multiple bars and DJ-ready lounges, and a Lacoste retail store on the ground floor.
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Tarique Ali, 58, from Shawlands, was caught selling fake G Star, Nike, Armani, Lacoste and Ralph Lauren at the city's Barras Market in October 2009.
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In Mr de Lacoste's own department, Charente-Maritime, towns like La Rochelle and Rochefort are dominated by the centre-left, while the mainstream right controls the surrounding countryside.
Known as the 'Four Musketeers', Jean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon, Henri Cochet and Rene Lacoste won six singles and five doubles titles between them over the course of a decade.
And he branched out by launching the Golf House retail chain in 1986 and pursued partnerships to open single-brand stores for such makers of active-lifestyle clothing as Lacoste, Billabong and Quiksilver.
We do know the man synonymous with the act of gaining pleasure by inflicting pain on others based much of the action in his later (banned) works on his time in Lacoste.
The change rolls out Thursday with the launch of a new Web site, from New York agency Euro RSCG, that lets shoppers build their own Lacoste wardrobes and share with friends on social networking sites.
For men, Lacoste added tailoring to the mix.
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But with respect to Federer and Sharapova, they still have some way to go before matching the sartorial successes of the legendary Fred Perry, and Rene Lacoste, one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from France.
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But back to the clothes at Lacoste.
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The capital is also stocked with the kinds of treats they don't cover in Social Studies classes top-rate farmers' markets, modern American restaurants, like chef Ris Lacoste's Ris, and nightclubs that attract more than that tiresome crop of 23-year-old congressional aides.
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