Lacoste Leggings Resale Value

Lacoste leggings: 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 leggings, whatever the label

Leggings are the clothing item buyers most want reassurance about, because fabric that has gone sheer is unusable.

• Recognised activewear brands with a following
• Fabric that stays opaque when stretched
• Waistbands with full elastic recovery
• No pilling on the inner thigh

And what pulls one down

• Fabric gone sheer when stretched
• Pilling between the thighs
• Slack waistbands that roll down
• Unbranded leggings, worth very little

Working out what yours is worth

1. Stretch the fabric over your hand against the light
2. Check the inner thigh area closely
3. Stretch the waistband and see whether it recovers

What to state in the listing

• Brand, style name, size and inseam length
• Fabric composition and whether they are squat-proof or sheer when stretched
• Waistband height and whether it has pockets
• Pilling on the inner thigh, and gusset seam condition

Brand, style and size: “Lululemon Align Leggings, 25 inch, Size 8, Black”. Named styles from activewear brands are searched exactly. State the inseam length, since the same style comes in several.

Preparing and photographing it

1. Stretch the fabric over your hand and check whether it becomes sheer. Say honestly what you find.
2. Check the waistband elastic, the gusset seam and the inner thigh for pilling or thinning.
3. Note the brand, style name and fabric composition.

1. Laid flat, front, whole leg in frame
2. The waistband, showing width and elasticity
3. The fabric stretched over a hand, showing opacity
4. The inner thigh and gusset, plus the size tag

When it sells best, and handing it over

Steady all year with a January lift. Recognised activewear brands sell within days; high-street leggings sell slowly.

Very light and cheap to post.

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 are Lacoste leggings worth?

Roughly £9 to £33 depending on condition, against £8 to £30 for leggings 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 £21 for Lacoste leggings, 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 leggings for the title, handover and timing, or the general leggings value guide if yours is not a Lacoste.

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