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Fashion is about affordable luxury ... To succeed, designers need to be affordable, wearable, accessible, and aspirational.
Tommy Hilfiger
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Consumers around the world always want something unexpected and exciting, and that's what drives me. I love the challenge of reinterpreting my designs in new ways each season to keep the "prep look" modern and fresh.
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The Memorial Dedication was a momentous occasion
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I was looking at people like Jim Morrison and David Bowie and Mick Jagger and I thought, Ah! I want to look like them.
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There are many more important things in life than fashion. But fashion, to me, is part of pop culture. And I'm an art collector. I'm obsessed with art and pop culture. And I say that there is fame, fashion, art, music and entertainment, including celebrity, that really moves the needle in society.
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My mother was kind and forgiving and would take in all the waifs and strays in our neighbourhood; we always compared her to Mother Teresa. She taught me a lot.
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A classic, navy blue blazer is my staple. It's a look that can take you from office meetings to dinner out with friends or family.
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The preppy lifestyle has gone global. We feel that our business has grown so well because preppy travels so well. It's all-American classic.
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I don't think generally speaking, there are a lot of innovators and inventors. Many of the designers take what exists already and update it or make it relevant for today. But true inventors have never been seen before. Bill Gates is a real inventor. I don't think fashion designers invent anything new. They innovate new ways to make fashion.
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I looked at the rap community like street kids wanting their own brand. But now I look at that period with the rappers in the 90s as a trend of the moment. What it taught me was never to follow a trend, because trends move on.
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I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I wanted to build some kind of lifestyle brand that was preppy and cool.
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But I think, if you're in the spotlight, people are going to say bad things, and that's just the way it is.
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Trying too hard to follow every trend. You want to look fashionable and put-together, not like you hit every sale rack this season.
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Good sportsmanship goes beyond the game; it starts with respect.
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We like to believe our fashion is growing.
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I think if a young person is passionate about something specific, he or she should follow their passion. You look at Bill Gates or Steve Jobs, all of these successes in Silicon Valley, these people have had passion in a specific area and have therefore succeeded. College isn't for everyone. If you don't have that passion or that specific focus in mind, I believe you should go to university and get an education.
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Women were wearing the men's button-downs so I added men's touches into women's shirts. They're basically the same - just sexier. They're reshaped to the female body.
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I love creating bold, cinematic moments with my runway shows, so the idea of being a film director has always been appealing to me.
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I had eight brothers and sisters. Every Christmas my younger brother Bobby would wake up extra early and open everybody's presents - everybody's - so by the time the rest of us got up, all the gifts were shredded, ribbons off, torn open and thrown aside.
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Over the last 15 years we've developed our brand into a global brand and we wanted our giving to follow suit.
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The best city for fashion is Tokyo. You see styles there you won't see in London, Paris, Milan or New York. I also like the fashion scene in Los Angeles - it has a unique look.
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I've never tried to do couture, because it's a whole different beast.
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Good sportsmanship means treating others with respect. I consider myself a pretty good sport.
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I think preppy stands for optimism, confidence, energy and authenticity.
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