Thomas Jacob "Tommy" Hilfiger (born March 24, 1951) is an American fashion designer best known for founding the lifestyle brand Tommy Hilfiger Corporation in 1985.[1] After starting his career by co-founding a chain of record stores in upstate New York in the 1970s, he began designing preppy for his own eponymous menswear line in the 1980s.[2] The company later expanded into women's clothing and various luxury items such as perfumes, and went public in 1992.[2] In 1997,[2] Hilfiger published his