Racaille

Racaille (French, originally means "scum") are a type of french gangster that wears a Lacoste cap, usually tight jeans or sweatpants.

Racaille
Decade of origin	1990s-2000s
Key motifs	The French flag
Key colours	White, black, grey, blue, red
Key values	French pride, debauchery
Related aesthetics	Baddie Chav Jersey Shore Styla
Related brands	Lacoste, Sergio Tacchini, Airness

This term refers to a despicable group, often the poorest part of the population. For some, a sense of socio-economic, for others a more socio-cultural, the definition referring to "a mass of despicable" does not recognize individual distinction, its use is invariable in the singular, feminine: "La racaille" ; sometimes coupled with a partitif: "de la racaille". "Racaille" generally means the publicized fringes of society, with the intelligence, motives and numerous privileges for the castes thus denoting them.

Nowadays, the Racailles can also be called « Lacoste TN ».

Fashion

Clothes related to the racaille aesthetic include:

• tracksuits
• bum bags
• satchels cross-body style
• phones on chains
• caps
• bucket hats
• handies
• pants tucked in socks
• Nike TN sneakers

Activities

• Listening to french rap music
• Smoking the hookah
• Flexing about money, expensive things or womans
• Selling drugs
• Watching football (soccer)
• Speaks very loudly at the back of the bus

Gallery

Here are some more modern Racailles as of 2021

If you've already been to France before, you prolly once saw boys dressed up like this.