Tommy Hilfiger
Tommy Hilfiger
Thomas Jacob "Tommy" Hilfigeris an American fashion designer best known for founding the lifestyle brand Tommy Hilfiger Corporation in 1985. After starting his career by co-founding a chain of clothing and record stores in upstate New York in the 1970s, he began designing preppy sportswear for his own eponymous menswear line in the 1980s. The company later expanded into women's clothing and various luxury items such as perfumes, and went public in 1992. In 1997, Hilfiger published his first book,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFashion Designer
Date of Birth24 March 1951
CityElmira, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Our look and image never change dramatically from one season to the next, so we need an edge.
If I see someone wearing Hilfiger it makes me proud, but then I wonder what I could do to make the style more relevant for them next year?
My mother was kind and forgiving and would take in all the waifs and strays in our neighbourhood; we always compared her to Mother Teresa. She taught me a lot.
I disapprove of lots of decisions made by George Bush: the war, the meddling in the affairs of other countries, the conversations with dictators; it was a dark time.
I saw my future. I pictured it, but didn't quite know how to get there. But I knew that I should never give up.
Trying too hard to follow every trend. You want to look fashionable and put-together, not like you hit every sale rack this season.
Over the last 15 years we've developed our brand into a global brand and we wanted our giving to follow suit.
Algebra looked like Chinese characters to me, and I could never get into reading Shakespeare. I just did not get it.
I've never tried to do couture, because it's a whole different beast.
I was looking at people like Jim Morrison and David Bowie and Mick Jagger and I thought, Ah! I want to look like them.
The preppy lifestyle has gone global. We feel that our business has grown so well because preppy travels so well. It's all-American classic.
We like to believe our fashion is growing.
If it weren't for rock'n'roll, I wouldn't be a designer
I had no confidence at school. I was not a good student and I really thought I was pretty stupid. Just dumb.