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Offered is a Jonathan Adler for Lacoste needlepoint pillow cover - and there's a story about the collaboration behind this …
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Offered is a Jonathan Adler for Lacoste needlepoint pillow cover - and there's a story about the collaboration behind this item.
The Jonathan Adler crocodile (alligator) pillow originated as custom packaging for a limited-edition Lacoste-brand polo shirt collection released in November 2011. Lacoste chose the American interior designer - a lifelong fan of the brand - as the sixth contributor to their Holiday Collector's Series. Adler wanted to bring a groovy, 1960s country-club vibe back to needlepoint, which he felt had become boring and mundane. Instead of a traditional cardboard box, the special edition $150 polo shirts came packaged inside these usable needlepoint pillowcases.
The design features an oversized white crocodile logo set against teal blue and navy diagonal stripes. The front of the pillowcase is 100% wool, while the reverse side is a plush navy blue cotton velvet with a hidden zipper closure.
Please note, we have 3 available and are happy to combine shipping.
Measures: 11.75" long, 8.75" wide, .25" deep
"The story behind this collector series ‘involves a nun,’ volunteered author Simon Doonan (married to Adler in 2008), who was on hand for the press preview on the portico of Paris’ Petit Palais. ‘No, really it does.’ Doonan wasn’t, it turns out, just being his usual wise-cracking self. But any tale that involved Jonathan Adler, crocodile shirts and a nun was worth hearing from the beginning, so Adler obligingly took a minute away from gladhanding visting dignitaries to walk me through the collection.
‘When Lacoste approached me about doing this, I was as excited as a kid who hears the ice cream truck coming,’ Adler said. ‘I’ve been rocking Lacoste since I was 10 years old,and I think that it totally represents country club chic.’ And since the piqué knit of Lacoste’s polo shirt reminded Adler of needlepoint (which he calls ‘kind of country club too’), he was inspired to use some of his needlepoint designs to kitsch up the Lacoste logo a bit. The result is three different types of shirts -- each of which will come packaged with an additional Adlerian tchotchke."
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- Dimensions
- 11.75ʺW × 0.33ʺD × 8.75ʺH
- Pattern
- Animal Print
- Brand
- Jonathan Adler
- Designer
- Jonathan Adler
- Period
- 2010s
- Country of Origin
- China
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Cotton
- Velvet
- Wool
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Navy Blue
- Condition Notes
- These pieces appear to be unused and in overall good condition bearing no stains, pulls, tears, or loose threads. We … moreThese pieces appear to be unused and in overall good condition bearing no stains, pulls, tears, or loose threads. We suggest dry cleaning when needed. They are unstuffed. Any wear is commensurate with their age and past handling. less
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