Tommy Hilfiger

Tommy Hilfiger (born one of 9 siblings to a Catholic family 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.

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Elmira, New York - March 24 - 1951 - Fashion design - Eponym

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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. 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.

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New York - 1984 - 1995 - August 2005

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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.

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Reality show - The Cut - Donald Trump - The Apprentice - Chris Cortez

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Hilfiger is married and has four children. His daughter Ally Hilfiger was featured in the reality MTV series Rich Girls.

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Ally Hilfiger - MTV - Rich Girls

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