Biography
Tommy Hilfiger is an American designer, founder and art director of the world-famous brand, a benefactor, laureate of numerous awards, sponsor of sports teams and world tour of pop and rock stars.
In the 1990s, David Bowie, Michael Jackson, Leonardo Da Caprio and Mariya Carey, were improving with clothing with Hilfiger's branded logo. The company in which 5 thousand employees work is annually happy with the fashionistan and fashionistas of the whole world with new collections of clothing, shoes and bags recognizable due to the use of three corporate colors: red, white and blue.
Childhood and youth
Thomas Hilfiger was born in the spring of 1951 near the "Big Apple", in an ordinary family with an average intraction. The father of a huge family worked by a watchmaker, Mama - a medical sister in the hospital. Hilfiger argues that in his family with Scottish-Irish roots, a connection with the poet Robert Burns is traced, but there is no confirmation.
Thomas's childhood is difficult to call carefree: he is the second one for seniority among nine children who are not spoiled by toys and delicacies. Congenital dyslexia has turned the young Hilfiger in an unlike boy, with whom no one was friends, but in the senior classes, the young man overcame a specific disadvantage and became like everything.
In the late 1960s, when the fashion was raised in America, and the Beatles, Rolling Stones and Jimmy Handricks turned out to be popular in the zenith of popularity, and Jimmy Hendrix. Boys and girls grow long hair, wore pants-glue and glasses. I broke the idol and Tommy.
When the 17-year-old son graduated from school, parents sent him to learn engineering. The young man soon realized that he was not his dear and threw his studies. Copying $ 150, Thomas bought 20 pairs of Landlubber jeans and opened a small shop called "place for people".
Fashion
In the early 1970s, the chain of stores "Place for People" numbered 7 boutiques in New York. In 1977, a young entrepreneur went bankrupt, but he was not going to throw clothes business business, Tommy Hilfiger entered the courses of trade management.
In 1979, the designer moved to Manhattan and began to simulate clothing. Soon, Hilfiger designed models for Calvin Klein and Perry Ellis. The artist's work liked the founders of the brands, and Thomas offered the place of the designer. But the American matured for independent swimming and refused a prestigious position.
In 1985, 33-year-old Tommy Hilfiger founded his brand. So began the brilliant biography of the future of the Fashion industry's future. The debut collection, which included polo shirts, jackets and trousers, was supposed to be in the style of the prepacitant in the middle of the 1980s in the middle of the population. Next year, spending $ 3 million on the advertising campaign of the brand, Hilfiger has advanced on the clothing market.
In 1992, Tommy Hilfiger Corporation released a collection of men's clothing and acquired world fame. In the same year, Kelvin Cordozar ordered a scenic suit designer. For Snup Dogg, other stars of the American show business were lined up to fashionable couturier.
In the mid-1990 Tommy Hilfiger was at the peak of popularity: orders from the VIP clients, awards and honors fell onto the mastery. He took his niche at the fashionable Olympus. In 1996, art director launched a ledge of perfumery. The first perfumes are the female Tommy Girl - the fragrant Jasmine, Mint and Mandarin.
In 1997, the flagship boutique of Hilfiger opened in Beverly Hills, the area of which exceeded 2 thousand square meters. meters. Here you wanted to buy not only clothes, but hours, backpacks, belt, designer glasses.
Next year, Tommy Hilfiger paid the tour of Lenny Kravitsa, and in 1999 he became a sponsor of Tourna Britney Spears and Rolling Stones, tailoring for stages of scenic outfits. In the same year, the official website of the brand and the online store appeared, in which buyers could order selected models with free home shipping.
In 2001, Tommy Hilfiger was pleased with fans, having launched the release of shoes, and opened a boutique in the historic center of "Big Apple" - on Manhattan.
In 2004, the company Matra Fashion Industry with an annual circulation of $ 1.8 billion. There were 5.5 thousand employees. The brand became the sponsor of the US Freastyle ski team, and next year he took the Ferrari team under custody and presented a reality show for novice designers who competed for the right to create a new brand collection.
In 2006, sales declined, and Tommy Hilfiger sold the company for $ 1.6 billion. In 2010, the company was 2 times more expensive than the Celvin Klein brand, Timberland, Donna Karan and others.
In 2011, the art director came up with a clothing line for small mods in Tandem with Disney company. On sweaters and T-shirts for boys and girls there was a place for Disney heroes.
The clothing line was complemented by cotton tissue bags. In the same year, Couturier with a colleague Liza Birnbach presented a collection of trousers, sweaters, pullovers and sweatshirts in the style of prep.
In 2012, Tommy Hilfiger was pleased with fashion and fashionable Newest - a leather blue bag with red handles, which the Anglo-French singer and actress Charlotte Gensbar had advertised, and the photos made Drew Barrymore.
Personal life
The first spouse of Designer Susan presented her husband of four offspring - the son of Richard and daughters Alexandria, Elizabeth and Kathleen. But the marriage collapsed.
For the second time, Tommy Hilfiger married in 2008 on the beauty of Di Oklepp, the former model, which in 2009 gave birth to a 58-year-old Son's spouse.
Kuturier supports warm relationship with all children. In 2017, he sewed for his daughter Elizabeth wedding dress.
Tommy Hilfiger now
In February 2018, Madre presented a spring-year collection, the motto of which was the speed. The Hilfiger line presented in Milan, the honor of opening and close the show by the artist entrusted Muse - Jiji Hadid. Appeared on the podium and younger sister of the star Bella Hadid.
The models were fused on the podium in the form of a racing route. A new collection master devoted Formula 1 races. Stylized boots, leather pants with knee pads, jackets, knitted skirts in the company Tricolor, the showrooms had to visit the show.
State assessment
More than 5 thousand employees work in Hilfiger's company, profit is about $ 135 million annually.
In 2008, the Master acquired the estate in the Northeast of the United States, in the state of Connecticut, paying $ 27 million for him. Later I bought real estate in the Caribbean Island, putting on 4 hectares of the coastal strip at home.
In 2011, Hilfiger acquired a building in Manhattan, where there is a luxury hotel, which is estimated at $ 170 million.