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.


PVH Jumps After Raising Full-Year Profit Forecast
PVH Corp., owner of the Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger brands, jumped in late trading after raising its full-year profit forecast and reporting first-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ estimates.

Op-Ed | Reimagining 'Brand America'
Brands and retailers whose image is rooted in classic notions of Americana must rethink the way they leverage 'Brand America', argues Ruth Bernstein.

Op-Ed | The Rise of the Fashion Hipster
Catering to the fashion hipster — whose purchases are driven by irony, camp and insider humour — risks making promising brands the flavour of the day, argues Eugene Rabkin.

Costa and Zucchelli Out at Calvin Klein, Raf Simons to Take Reins?
The move is part of a new global creative strategy, unifying all Calvin Klein brands under one creative vision, and paves the way for Raf Simons to take the reins, an appointment that has been widely rumoured for several months.

Op-Ed | ‘Buy Now, Build Now’ is the Real Revolution
Brands must bring consumers into the buying process and build new production capabilities, so demand for new designs can be fulfilled in days, not months, argues Áslaug Magnúsdóttir.

PVH Tops Street 4Q Forecasts
PVH Corp. on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $134.2 million. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations.

Why Fashion’s ‘Pink Tax’ Means Women Pay More
Many luxury fashion brands charge women more than men for similar products. What’s behind fashion’s ‘pink tax’?

Armani Pledges to Go Fur-Free
Giorgio Armani has agreed to stop using fur for all its products, following years of lobbying by animal rights activists.

Why You Shouldn’t Launch a Label Straight Out of School
Fashion designers, investors, headhunters, editors and analysts make the case for getting work experience at an established brand before launching your own.

Vision Quest: 3 Technologies Shaping the Future of Fashion
How fashion companies can exploit three important innovations being talked about in tech circles from Silicon Valley to Shenzhen: messaging, 3D printing and virtual reality.
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.




