The amount of hating in this thread is hilarious. I can't help but feel that it's the brand that's throwing people off. Their loss.
It's a collection of sportswear, what else could you expect? But what everyone here is failing to note is how well done it is. If you take the clothes for what they are intended to be -- easy, minimal, and classic, they are actually quite forward and ingeniously designed.
I would like to snap up a few pieces of this collection assuming Lacoste bothers to put any of them into production (they almost never do).
And as far as his future for Hermes, for me this is an amazing sign. If he can distill an energy like this from Lacoste I can't wait to see what he does next. And the naysayers would do well to hold their tongue and check out his own line before they jump the gun.