Lacoste Skirts Resale Value

Lacoste skirts: price by condition

Seller-declared grades, sterling with an approximate US dollar equivalent at £1 ≈ $1.33 (July 2026). What each grade means.

What holds its value across Lacoste

• The L1212 pique polo, which has been in production essentially unchanged for decades and is the item buyers search for
• Vintage pieces made in France under the Devanlay licence, printed on the care label, which carry a clear premium over later production
• Older garments labelled Chemise Lacoste, which is the original naming and dates a piece to the earlier era
• Collaboration pieces and the Lacoste Live sub-line, which were made in much smaller runs than the mainline

What pulls Lacoste resale value down

• A frayed, lifted or partly detached crocodile, which is the identifying feature and the first thing anyone looks at
• Stretched or greyed collars on the polos, the normal failure and the reason most used ones sell cheaply
• Faded colours on the brighter polos, which is common and very visible
• Current mainline basics in common sizes, which compete directly with a new one on sale

Identifying and dating yours

1. Lacoste sizes are numbered 2 to 8 rather than lettered, so state the UK equivalent and the flat chest measurement — this is the commonest cause of a return on the label
2. The crocodile should be tightly and evenly embroidered with defined teeth and eye; buyers compare it against reference photographs
3. The care label gives the country of manufacture, and Made in France places a garment in the earlier, more valuable period

What lifts any skirt, whatever the label

Skirts cover an enormous range, so fabric and construction quality do far more for the price than the style does.

• Natural fabrics with good weight and drape
• Lined skirts with intact linings
• Designer and contemporary labels
• Working zips and fastenings

And what pulls one down

• Torn or twisted linings
• Broken zips and missing hooks
• Pilling on woollen fabrics
• Thin unlined polyester

Working out what yours is worth

1. Check the lining is intact and hangs straight
2. Work the zip fully
3. Measure the waist and length flat

What to state in the listing

• Flat waist doubled, hip, and length from waistband to hem
• Fabric composition and whether it is lined
• Style: A-line, pencil, pleated, wrap
• Zip or elastic fastening, and whether it has pockets

Style, fabric and size: “A-Line Midi Skirt, Wool Blend, Size 12, 70cm Long”. Length in centimetres belongs in the title because skirt length is entirely relative to the wearer. Say whether it is lined and whether it has pockets.

Preparing and photographing it

1. Measure the flat waist, the hip and the full length from waistband to hem.
2. Check the zip runs cleanly and whether there is a lining.
3. Look at the seat and hem for wear, pulls or marks.

1. Laid flat, front, whole skirt in frame
2. A tape running waistband to hem
3. The composition and size label
4. The zip, the lining and any snag or mark

When it sells best, and handing it over

Steady with lifts in spring and before the party season. Midi and A-line styles sell fastest.

Light and cheap to post, folds small. Fold along the existing seams and add tissue for pleats or satin, since a creased skirt photographs badly on arrival and prompts avoidable questions.

What buyers ask

What size is a Lacoste 5?

Lacoste uses its own 2 to 8 numbering rather than S to XL, and a 5 is roughly a UK medium to large depending on the cut. Always give the flat chest measurement as well, because this numbering causes more returns than anything else on the label.

Are old Lacoste polos worth more?

Pieces made in France under the Devanlay licence, and older ones labelled Chemise Lacoste, carry a real premium. The care label is what tells you which you have.

How much is a Lacoste skirt worth?

Roughly £9 to £38 depending on condition, against £8 to £35 for skirts generally. The identification points above are what move a listing to the top of that range.

What the fees would take elsewhere

At the mid-range £23 for a Lacoste skirt, against what the commission marketplaces would deduct:

Seller-side rates verified 26 Jul 2026, percentages only — the per-order and processing charges those platforms add are excluded, so the real gap is wider.

Listing is free and there is no commission — read how to sell a skirt for the title, handover and timing, or the general skirt value guide if yours is not a Lacoste.

See also: all Lacoste value guides · value guides by brand · buying a skirt · Clothing · condition grades.