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Tommy Hilfiger

Designer & Founder, Tommy Hilfiger

The American designer was one of the first to launch a global lifestyle brand of preppy, sporty apparel and sold it for billions.

Tommy Hilfiger
Workplace & Talent

Introducing the BoF Professional Partner Programme

In today's fast-changing world, companies need to empower and equip talent at all levels of the organisation with the high-quality analysis and insight that is increasingly critical to their success.


News & Analysis

Is the Old Sourcing Model Dead?

Low-cost labour country sourcing continues to dominate fashion manufacturing but a move toward digitisation and automation is shifting the entire paradigm.


News & Analysis

What’s Next for the CFDA?

CFDA chief executive Steven Kolb and chairwoman Diane von Furstenberg outline their plans for the future amidst criticism and a designer exodus from New York Fashion Week.


Workplace & Talent

Announcing House of Hackney, Onia, Nanushka and White Communications

Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.


News & Analysis

Fashion’s Power Players Celebrate at the #BoF500 Gala

Selena Gomez, Adwoa Aboah and other industry catalysts from around the world celebrated the BoF 500 at a New York Fashion Week dinner topped off by live musical performances.


Fashion Week

Kith Returns to Fashion Week with Sports Show

The retailer turned lifestyle brand Kith delivered over 20 collaborations and two basketball legends.


Technology

How Fashion’s Most Talked-About Start-Ups Are Actually Performing

From Rent the Runway to Refinery 29, BoF separates the break-outs from the flameouts.


Global Markets

Can Global Fashion Group Shed Its Turbulent Past and Become Profitable?

After a slew of challenges, the ex-Rocket Internet fashion e-commerce subsidiary is taking a more pragmatic view on the future.


Workplace & Talent

Professional Preparation For a Career in Fashion

At New York’s LIM College, students are given the opportunity to incorporate real-world experiences into a nuanced and wide-ranging business curriculum taught by industry professionals.


Retail

Sales Increases at Guess and Calvin Klein Offer Hope to Apparel Industry

Shares are up 21 percent to $15.05 at Guess, while Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein declare strong international growth, attributed to surging trends in denim and intimates among teens.  


What is The BoF 500?

The people shaping the global fashion industry, curated by the editors of The Business of Fashion, based on nominations and on-the-ground intelligence from around the world.

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