NEW YORK, Feb 19, 2015/ — With the show opening with a model proudly wearing “René did it first” on his chest, Lacoste’s Creative Director Felipe Oliveira Baptista focused on the brand’s heritage of innovation. Sending a collection that focused on sportswear and defining it as an essential style, Felipe Oliveira Baptista paid a tribute to tennis offering a “winter tennis” that mixes the supple lightness of sportswear with the tailored elegance of long protective coats. It’s the LACOSTE style as seen by Felipe Oliveira Baptista – more-than-ever contemporary, an urban style that flirts with the open air, a style