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{{Infobox Fashion Designer|caption=|name=Tommy Hilfiger|image=|nationality=American|birth_date=|birth_place=
Elmira, New York,
New York, [1951 in Elmira, New York, New York) is a world-famous United States fashion designer and creator of the
eponymous "Tommy Hilfiger" and "Tommy" brands.
Biography
Hilfiger was born March 24, 1951 and raised in Elmira, New York. Hilfiger grew up in an Irish Catholic family, the second of nine children. He attended Elmira Free Academy for high school. Rather than furthering his education, he started to work in retail at the age of 18. Hilfiger would trek down to New York City to get his hands on jeans and bell-bottom pants which he customized and resold at a local downtown Elmira, New York store, Brown's.
He later opened his own store, named The People's Place, around the block in downtown Elmira. Although the store was a hot spot for teens with frequent contests and live DJ appearances, there were often more people hanging out than shopping. Over the years, a number of stores closed in downtown Elmira as shopping traffic shifted to the new Arnot Mall in
Horseheads, New York. It wasn't long before The People's Place became another casualty. After seven years, The People's Place went bankrupt, when Hilfiger was 25. The site of the original store has since been demolished to make room for First Arena, home of the Elmira Jackals Hockey team.
After turning to the design aspect of clothing by designing for the rest of his stores in upstate New York (a total of 10), Hilfiger moved to New York City with his now estranged wife, Susie. Although he was offered design assistant positions with designers Calvin Klein and
Perry Ellis -- and was broke -- he turned them both down with greater plans in mind.
In 2005, a CBS TV reality show called
The Cut (CBS) tracked the progress of sixteen contestants as they competed for a design job with Hilfiger in similar fashion to
Donald Trump's The Apprentice. In the end Hilfiger chose Chris Cortez.
In May 2006, Hilfiger had a close encounter with
Guns N' Roses singer
Axl Rose at the Plumm in
New York City. Hilfiger reportedly took a couple of swings at Axl Rose for moving his girlfriend's drink, before being carried away kicking and screaming by his own security guards. Club owner Noel Ashman stated, "Axl was a gentleman and had the good sense not to retaliate as he would have done some serious damage to Hilfiger." Later that night, Rose dedicated the song "You're Crazy" to "My good friend Tommy Hilfiger."
He is dating Dee Ocleppo. Hilfiger has four children. His daughter Alexandria Hilfiger was featured in the
MTV reality show
Rich Girls.
Criticisms
Hilfiger has been criticised for manufacturing clothes in
sweatshop conditions in the United States territory of
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. As a U.S. Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), clothes made there can be labeled "Made in the USA" but federal
labor laws including the minimum wage do not apply. In March 2000, the company (along with other defendants) settled a class action suit brought by Saipan garment workers which had alleged mistreatment by over 20 large US clothing manufacturers.
On May 16, 2007 the New York Times reported that Hilfiger fired their union cleaning company and replaced the workers making $19 per hour with benefits with workers making $8 per hour. Hilfiger himself receives a minimum of $14.5 million per year from the company.
Product lines
in an ad for
True Star.
- True Star, a fragrance created by Hilfiger and with spokesperson Beyoncé Knowles
- Red Label, a line of denim-themed products including jeans, t-shirts, and sweatshirts
- H by Tommy Hilfiger, an upscale line (shirts priced upwards of $95) that is sold primarily in freestanding boutiques devoted exclusively to this line
- Tommy Hilfiger, the company line of clothes sold in department stores and flagship stores
- Tommy Sport, a defunct line that came out in the 1990s and capitalized on Hilfiger's popularity in urban areas.
- Tommy Hilfiger for the Home, a line of bedding and bath products
- Tommy Sailing, was due to be released in January or February 2007.
The Tommy Hilfiger brand also sponsored several
Formula 1 teams including
Team Lotus in the early and mid-90s and Ferrari in the early 2000s.
References
External links
- Official website
- Official Tommy Hilfiger online store in USA
- Official Tommy Hilfiger online store in United Kingdom (UK)
- Official Tommy Hilfiger online store in Ireland
- Urban Legends that allege false claims against Hilfiger
- Anti-Defamation League; Letter to Tommy Hilfiger
{{Infobox Fashion Designer|caption=|name=Tommy Hilfiger|image=|nationality=American|birth_date=|birth_place= Elmira, New York,
New York, [1951 in
Elmira, New York, New York) is a world-famous United States fashion designer and creator of the
eponymous "Tommy Hilfiger" and "Tommy" brands.
Biography
Hilfiger was born March 24, 1951 and raised in Elmira, New York. Hilfiger grew up in an Irish Catholic family, the second of nine children. He attended Elmira Free Academy for high school. Rather than furthering his education, he started to work in retail at the age of 18. Hilfiger would trek down to New York City to get his hands on jeans and bell-bottom pants which he customized and resold at a local downtown Elmira, New York store, Brown's.
He later opened his own store, named The People's Place, around the block in downtown Elmira. Although the store was a hot spot for teens with frequent contests and live DJ appearances, there were often more people hanging out than shopping. Over the years, a number of stores closed in downtown Elmira as shopping traffic shifted to the new Arnot Mall in
Horseheads, New York. It wasn't long before The People's Place became another casualty. After seven years, The People's Place went bankrupt, when Hilfiger was 25. The site of the original store has since been demolished to make room for First Arena, home of the Elmira Jackals Hockey team.
After turning to the design aspect of clothing by designing for the rest of his stores in upstate New York (a total of 10), Hilfiger moved to New York City with his now estranged wife, Susie. Although he was offered design assistant positions with designers
Calvin Klein and
Perry Ellis -- and was broke -- he turned them both down with greater plans in mind.
In
2005, a CBS TV reality show called
The Cut (CBS) tracked the progress of sixteen contestants as they competed for a design job with Hilfiger in similar fashion to
Donald Trump's The Apprentice. In the end Hilfiger chose Chris Cortez.
In May 2006, Hilfiger had a close encounter with
Guns N' Roses singer
Axl Rose at the Plumm in New York City. Hilfiger reportedly took a couple of swings at Axl Rose for moving his girlfriend's drink, before being carried away kicking and screaming by his own security guards. Club owner Noel Ashman stated, "Axl was a gentleman and had the good sense not to retaliate as he would have done some serious damage to Hilfiger." Later that night, Rose dedicated the song "You're Crazy" to "My good friend Tommy Hilfiger."
He is dating Dee Ocleppo. Hilfiger has four children. His daughter
Alexandria Hilfiger was featured in the
MTV reality show Rich Girls.
Criticisms
Hilfiger has been criticised for manufacturing clothes in
sweatshop conditions in the United States territory of Saipan,
Northern Mariana Islands. As a U.S. Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), clothes made there can be labeled "Made in the USA" but federal labor laws including the minimum wage do not apply. In March 2000, the company (along with other defendants) settled a class action suit brought by Saipan garment workers which had alleged mistreatment by over 20 large US clothing manufacturers.
On May 16, 2007 the New York Times reported that Hilfiger fired their union cleaning company and replaced the workers making $19 per hour with benefits with workers making $8 per hour. Hilfiger himself receives a minimum of $14.5 million per year from the company.
Product lines
in an ad for
True Star.
- True Star, a fragrance created by Hilfiger and with spokesperson Beyoncé Knowles
- Red Label, a line of denim-themed products including jeans, t-shirts, and sweatshirts
- H by Tommy Hilfiger, an upscale line (shirts priced upwards of $95) that is sold primarily in freestanding boutiques devoted exclusively to this line
- Tommy Hilfiger, the company line of clothes sold in department stores and flagship stores
- Tommy Sport, a defunct line that came out in the 1990s and capitalized on Hilfiger's popularity in urban areas.
- Tommy Hilfiger for the Home, a line of bedding and bath products
- Tommy Sailing, was due to be released in January or February 2007.
The Tommy Hilfiger brand also sponsored several Formula 1 teams including
Team Lotus in the early and mid-90s and
Ferrari in the early 2000s.
References
External links
- Official website
- Official Tommy Hilfiger online store in USA
- Official Tommy Hilfiger online store in United Kingdom (UK)
- Official Tommy Hilfiger online store in Ireland
- Urban Legends that allege false claims against Hilfiger
- Anti-Defamation League; Letter to Tommy Hilfiger
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Thomas Jacob Hilfiger (born March 24, 1951 in Elmira, New York) is a world-famous American fashion designer and founder of the brand Tommy Hilfiger.
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