Lacoste Porcelain Polo Shirt by Li Xiaofeng

Has Lady Gaga seen this yet? Lacoste challenged Chinese artist, Li Xiaofeng to create two different polo shirts of porcelain for the 2010 Holiday Collector’s Series.This porcelain polo, is escorted by a printed polo, made by the same artist ( limited to 20,000 pieces for both men and women). The print is based on blue and white shards from the Kangxi Period (1662-1722) of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), a time when both China and the art of porcelain production were at their apogee.

How did you become involved with LACOSTE for this project?
John Storey first saw my works at the The Opposite House, Beijing, which he liked very much. He found out from an editor friend there that I am represented by Red Gate Gallery and got an introduction to the gallery where we met. John introduced the project concept to me, which I liked very much and agreed to it.

What was your impression of LACOSTE before you started working on this project?
In about 2004, my classmate Li Kuan gave me an old LACOSTE shirt. It was very comfortable to wear, and I have kept it until today.