Tommy Hilfiger Replants His American Flag

Once a preppy kingpin and then a megabrand conniver of urban streetwear, with over $1.9 billion in sales of baggy jeans and colorful logo jerseys in the In agreement States at his peak, Mr. Hilfiger, in the 1990s, was very cool. But then, about 10 years ago, he just wasn’t. People became more interested in his disassociate and his dating life and his daughter’s reality television show than his clothes, all of which looked increasingly like the fruit of a designer who was trying too hard.

The situation had become so bad for Mr. Hilfiger that just a few years ago the company candidly considered selling his clothes at Wal-Mart . Magazines had stopped paying much prominence to him. As had his customers — sales in department stores had dropped by as much as 75 percent.

So the $3 billion on the block of Tommy Hilfiger to the clothing conglomerate Phillips-Van Heusen that concluded May 6 was significant for any number of reasons, not the least of which is that it suggests that the dernier cri elite may have underestimated Mr. Hilfiger.

Where is the best place online, other than Ebay, to buy mens Tommy Hilfiger jeans, clothes, etc.?



Macys.com Norstrom.com
Basically any other top of the tack retailer you find in a mall, will have an Online site, and they have stuff on sale more often than on an online only retailer.

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