Lacoste Pleated Skirts Resale Value

Lacoste pleated 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 pleated skirt, whatever the label

Pleated skirts live on whether the pleats are still sharp, and dropped pleats cannot reliably be restored.

• Pleats still sharp and evenly spaced
• Permanent-pleat fabrics that hold their set
• Designer and contemporary labels
• Full linings in good condition

And what pulls one down

• Dropped pleats that have lost definition
• Uneven pleating from bad pressing
• Stretched waistbands
• Thin synthetics with poor pleat retention

Working out what yours is worth

1. Hang it and check every pleat falls evenly
2. Check the waistband for stretching
3. Measure the waist and full length

What to state in the listing

• Waist measured flat, and length from waistband to hem
• Label size, and whether the waistband is elasticated
• Fabric composition, and whether it is lined
• Pleat condition, and whether they are permanently set

Style, length and size: “Pleated Midi Skirt, Size 12, Waist 30in, Navy”. Length category — mini, midi or maxi — is a real search and so is the waist measurement. Say the fabric, because a wool pleated skirt and a polyester one are different purchases.

Preparing and photographing it

1. Hang it and check the pleats fall evenly. Pleats that have lost their set cannot easily be restored at home.
2. Check the waistband, zip and any hook and eye, and look at the hem for dropped stitches.
3. Measure the waist flat and the length from waistband to hem.

1. The skirt hung, front, whole, so the pleats hang naturally
2. A close-up of the pleats showing they are crisp
3. The waistband and zip
4. The label with size and composition, plus the hem and any mark or unset pleat

When it sells best, and handing it over

Lifts in autumn for wool and winter fabrics and in spring for lighter ones. Steady year round for workwear styles.

Post folded along the pleats rather than across them, which preserves the set. Say you have done so — it reassures buyers who have received a crushed pleated skirt before.

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 pleated skirt worth?

Roughly £9 to £38 depending on condition, against £8 to £35 for pleated 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 pleated 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 pleated skirt for the title, handover and timing, or the general pleated skirt value guide if yours is not a Lacoste.

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