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Tommy Hilfiger (born
in Elmira, New York on March
24, 1951) is a world-famous
fashion designer
best known for his eponymous
"Tommy Hilfiger" brand. He
is a graduate of Elmira Free
Academy.
Hilfiger
grew up one
of nine
children in
an Irish
Catholic
family in
Elmira, a
small town
close to
Cornell
University.
His initial
foray into
fashion was
a store
called "The
People's
Place." The
store was a
big draw for
the local
teen crowd
in Elmira
because it
often held
live
broadcasts
from local
radio
personalities,
sold rock
and roll
related
clothing
including
Kiss and
Aerosmith
belt
buckles, and
had a
discreet
head shop
upstairs
which sold
drug related
paraphenalia
such as
bongs, roach
clips, and
incense.
After the
business
went
bankrupt,
Hilfiger
moved to New
York in 1979
to pursue a
career as a
fashion
designer.
The building in which his store was located was torn down in the late 1990s to make way for First Arena, home to the United Hockey League's Elmira Jackals. Hilfiger reportedly contributed funding to the building of the arena, but declined to have it named after him, according to news reports from the time of construction. In 1984 he founded the Tommy Hilfiger Corporation (NYSE:TOM), introducing his signature menswear collection. By 2004 the company had 5400 employees and revenues in excess of $1.8 billion. Hilfiger was named Menswear Designer of the Year by the Council of Fashion Designers of America in 1995. In August 2005 Hilfiger announced he was selling his company. The company was purchased by Apax Partners for $1.6 billion, or $16.80 a share, all in cash. In 2005, a CBS TV reality show called The Cut tracked the progress of 16 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. Tommy's daughter Ally Hilfiger produced and starred in a reality show for MTV titled, Rich Girls. Hilfiger is married and has four children. His daughter Ally Hilfiger was featured in the reality MTV series Rich Girls. In a January 2001 press release, the Tommy Hilfiger company denies that their founder ever made such a statement: "The facts remain simple and cannot be disputed. Tommy Hilfiger did not make the alleged comments, he has never appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and, in fact, Ms. Winfrey herself, on her January 11, 1999 program, stated Tommy Hilfiger has never been on her show nor has she ever met him. "Most importantly, Tommy Hilfiger wants his clothing to be enjoyed by people of all backgrounds and his collections are put together with the broadest cross-section of individuals in mind. To reinforce this, he features models of all ethnic backgrounds in his fashion shows and advertisements." Tommy Hilfiger Spring Fashions External linksOfficial Tommy Hilfiger website
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