Introducing a new generation of sneakerheads to Lacoste

Lacoste wanted to reach a younger, style-conscious audience with their new range of trainers, ‘the Explorateur’.  The challenge was to stay true to the clean, tennis-tech brand provenance – while creating relevant, memorable messages for young urban sneakerheads.

Inspired by today’s 21st century urban explorers, we developed #StepIntoMyCity, a fully-integrated, mobile-first, pan-European campaign for JD Sports. The creative brought ‘the Explorateur’ to life in real, urban environments, encouraging sneakerheads everywhere to share their own adventures and unique style on social media.

Staying true to the established global master brand world, we worked with the elements that were fixed, but found places where we could flex to deliver this fresh new layer of the Lacoste brand world. The result was 6 months of content, 200+ bespoke campaign images and 100+ unique campaign messages. 

Brand campaign | Social content | Image library

 
 
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That’s fascinating… 

Our urban exploration idea was rooted in fact – René Lacoste, founder and tennis legend, spent months exploring the streets of Paris with his future wife Simone in the 1920s.

 
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This campaign is all about repositioning the iconic Lacoste brand to appeal to a new audience. Purple has completed this huge task brilliantly, delicately moving the brand away from its more usual super-clean look, whilst creating a pool of images that stand out in the highly competitive footwear arena.
— Jess Ainsworth | Head of Brand Marketing, Pentland

6

months of content

200+

unique campaign images

100+

unique campaign messages

 
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