About Tommy Hilfiger: Thomas Jacob "Tommy" Hilfiger is an American fashion designer and founder of the lifestyle brand Tommy Hilfiger Corporation.
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.
I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I wanted to build some kind of lifestyle brand that was preppy and cool.
We had incense and rock'n'roll posters, and we sold records and rolling papers. People could just, like, hang out. We had a cool vibe going.
We are really living the American dream, to be a successful brand in the States and in Europe and to steep ourselves in our heritage. But we do it with a sense of humor. We don't take ourselves too seriously in fashion.
I currently live in the Plaza in New York and I love it - all that history, all those interesting stories.
Our look and image never change dramatically from one season to the next, so we need an edge.
I had eight brothers and sisters. Every Christmas my younger brother Bobby would wake up extra early and open everybody's presents - everybody's - so by the time the rest of us got up, all the gifts were shredded, ribbons off, torn open and thrown as...
'The Cut' is going to give someone the opportunity of a lifetime and help that person achieve his or her dreams.
I had no confidence at school. I was not a good student and I really thought I was pretty stupid. Just dumb.
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.
The road to success is not easy to navigate, but with hard work, drive and passion, it's possible to achieve the American dream.
My passion for music has always inspired my designs.
