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Live the Tommy spirit
Tommy Hilfiger is a designer lifestyle brand launched in 1985 in New York, United States, by its founder, Tommy Hilfiger. Centered on the main brand TOMMY HILFIGER and the denim brand TOMMY JEANS, it offers casualwear, denim, accessories, and footwear for men, women, and children, and also handles products such as fragrances and eyewear through licensing. PVH acquired the brand in 2010, and the founder provides leadership across design as principal designer.

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Classic American Cool

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7 brands
Founded
1985-2019
1985 Sub-brand
TOMMY HILFIGER TAILORED
Clothing

A specialist line for men’s tailored clothing

TOMMY HILFIGER TAILORED is a specialist line that extends the parent brand’s American spor

TOMMY HILFIGER TAILORED is a specialist line that extends the parent brand’s American sportswear into men’s tailored clothing. Grounded in traditional tailoring such as suits and jackets, it combines precise cuts, contemporary fits, performance fabrics, and the practicality of sportswear, catering to occasions from business to smart casual. It occupies a more polished dressing role than TOMMY HILFIGER’s mainline polos, chinos, Oxford shirts, and outerwear, and covers men’s dresswear and tailoring, distinct from Collection’s cross-gender, top-tier curation and TOMMY JEANS’ youthful denim offering.

1985 Sub-brand
Tommy Hilfiger Collection
Clothing

The brand’s top-tier collection, expressing its direction

Tommy Hilfiger Collection is a collection line that elevates TOMMY HILFIGER’s classic Amer

Tommy Hilfiger Collection is a collection line that elevates TOMMY HILFIGER’s classic American style to its highest level in terms of materials, tailoring, silhouettes, and product curation. Centered on menswear and womenswear, it presents a range of tailored pieces, dresses, knitwear, outerwear, shoes, and accessories made with premium materials, reinterpreting the brand’s prep heritage for the present day. While the main line focuses on everyday signature sportswear, Tommy Jeans on youth-oriented denim, and TAILORED on menswear tailoring, Collection serves to express the overall direction of the brand and its elevated product offering.

2002 Sub-brand
HILFIGER DENIM
Clothing

Former denim line succeeded by Tommy Jeans

HILFIGER DENIM was a former line that presented TOMMY HILFIGER’s denim offering independen

HILFIGER DENIM was a former line that presented TOMMY HILFIGER’s denim offering independently for younger consumers, with a range centered on jeans and including denim separates, footwear, bags, and accessories. It placed greater emphasis on denim than the parent brand’s signature sportswear and served as a casual point of contact with customers. In the current brand structure, the role and name of the former HILFIGER DENIM have been carried forward by TOMMY JEANS, positioning it as a predecessor to a line for the youth denim market, distinct from the higher-level editing of Collection and the men’s tailored clothing of TAILORED.

2016 Sub-brand
TOMMY HILFIGER ADAPTIVE
Clothing

A functional line that broadens its audience by focusing on ease of dressing

TOMMY HILFIGER ADAPTIVE is a function-focused line that adapts the parent brand’s classic

TOMMY HILFIGER ADAPTIVE is a function-focused line that adapts the parent brand’s classic American style into clothing that is easier to put on and take off for a wide range of users, including people with disabilities. For men, women, and children, it incorporates features such as zippers that are easy to operate with one hand, concealed magnetic buttons, openings compatible with prostheses and orthoses, front-to-back length differences for seated wear, soft materials, and flat seams. Rather than differentiating itself by generation or product category, as Tommy Jeans and TAILORED do, it extends the brand’s style to a wider range of physical needs and wearing situations, with accessibility and ease of dressing at its core.

2017 Sub-brand
TOMMY HILFIGER GOLF
Clothing

A functional apparel line specializing in golf

TOMMY HILFIGER GOLF is a specialized line that adapts the parent brand’s American sportswe

TOMMY HILFIGER GOLF is a specialized line that adapts the parent brand’s American sportswear for golf. Its range includes polo shirts, mock-neck tops, pants, outerwear, bags, and accessories, incorporating features designed for comfort during play, such as moisture-wicking and quick-drying properties, UV protection, antibacterial and deodorizing properties, breathability, and ease of movement. Unlike TOMMY JEANS, which focuses on everyday denim and logo-driven casualwear, and TOMMY SPORT, which spans multiple sporting disciplines, it clearly focuses on golf, complementing the brand’s sports category with a specialized offering.

2018 Sub-brand
Tommy Jeans
Clothing

The core casual line focused on younger consumers and denim

Tommy Jeans is the current denim and casual offshoot line, preceded by HILFIGER DENIM, and

Tommy Jeans is the current denim and casual offshoot line, preceded by HILFIGER DENIM, and serves as an entry point to TOMMY HILFIGER for younger consumers. Centered on jeans, it offers T-shirts, sweatshirts, outerwear, shoes, bags, accessories, and more. It reworks elements from 1980s and 1990s archives and American denim into everyday wear featuring logos, color blocking, and a streetwear sensibility. While the main line focuses on classic polos and chinos, Collection on premium editing, and TAILORED and GOLF on use-specific offerings, Tommy Jeans forms the core of the youthful casual segment centered on denim.

2019 Sub-brand
TOMMY SPORT
Clothing

A derivative line focused on sports functionality and competition

TOMMY SPORT is a sports-derived line that extends the sports-related brand assets TOMMY HI

TOMMY SPORT is a sports-derived line that extends the sports-related brand assets TOMMY HILFIGER has developed since 1985 into products for exercise, competition, and fans. Based on the brand’s red, white, and blue elements, it incorporates performance-oriented functional details and sports silhouettes, serving purposes distinct from the core line, which is centered on standard polos and chinos. While TOMMY JEANS focuses on denim and street casualwear, and TOMMY HILFIGER GOLF on golf-specific products, TOMMY SPORT handles sports expression across disciplines. Current official communications present it as a sports offering that includes sports partnerships, fanwear, and high-performance products.

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2021.10.26

Timberland

The first release of TOMMYXTimberland Fall 2021. It reinterpreted American street style of the 1990s, offering 17 pieces including 6-inch boots, varsity jackets, pants, and bags.

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