What’s old is getting a reboot as of late.
First, Burberry upgraded that classic check pattern with a rainbow twist in support of the LGBTQ community and now, Lacoste is saying goodbye to its iconic crocodile logo—but it’s not what you’re thinking.
The brand has teamed up with the International Union for Conversation of Nature (IUCN) to remind the world that indeed, endangered animals are at the risk of extinction across the globe. To do so, they’ve created 10 limited-edition white polo shirts (1,775 total) with embroidered logos that replace the crocodile for animals on the brink of vanishing like the kakapo parrot, Sumatran tiger, and the cao vit gibbon, all included in the Save Our Species collection.
So why only make 1,775 polos? The number made for each animal links to the population size of each, meaning only 157 Kakapo polos were made to reflect the 157 birds still on Earth. “By buying a polo, you participate in helping IUCN and Lacoste in the fight for wildlife conversation worldwide,” the brand said in a statement. Proceeds from each $183 polo will be donated to the UCN.
