Photo: Tommy Hilfiger / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Tommy Hilfiger is one of those rare figures who is as much a marketer as a designer, and I mean that as praise. Starting from a jeans shop in upstate Elmira, he turned all-American preppy style into a global flag everyone can recognize at a glance. What impresses me is not any single garment but his instinct for cultural timing, the way his red-white-blue logo became shorthand for an entire aesthetic. The 2012 CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award feels earned. I have real respect for people who commit fully to a personal style and then reshape the mood of an era around it.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tommy Hilfiger
- Name (Japanese)
- トミー・ヒルフィガー
- Reading
- とみー・ひるふぃがー
- Born
- March 24, 1951 (age 75)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rabbit
- Origin
- Elmira, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- designer / fashion designer / art collector
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2006 Humanitarian of the Year
- 2012 CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Tommy Hilfiger born?
Born March 24, 1951 (age 75).
Where is Tommy Hilfiger from?
Tommy Hilfiger is from Elmira, New York, United States.
What does Tommy Hilfiger do?
Tommy Hilfiger works as designer, fashion designer, art collector.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.