By surbhi garg | February 26, 2014 0 Comments

Net Worth : $250 Million

Introduction

Tommy Hilfiger was born on March 24, 1951. His birth name is Thomas Jacob Hilfiger in America. He is an American fashion designer. He is very religious and follow the Catholic religion. He is the founder and CEO of million dollar brand Tommy Hilfiger Corporation. Tommy Hilfiger is an amazing and astonishing brand. The name is synonymous with urban fashion. The brand products are really costly and unique. This most popular brand was founded in the year 1984 after Jacob moved to the New York City. The company is now a billion dollar empire and is spread all over the world. His signature menswear collection is so popular that it earned the award of Menswear designer in the tear 1995 by the council of Fashion Designers of America.

Personal life

He was married to the lady, Susie in the year 1980. They are together for more than two decades and are happy together. They have four children named Alexandra, Richard, Elizabeth and Kathleen. Later Tommy Hilfiger married to Dee Erbug in December 2008 and the pair has a son. Sebastian Thomas Hilfiger is a son from Dee. He travels to Saint Tropez with his wife Dee. St. Tropez is located on the French Riviera. Tommy Hilfiger loves to travel the “City of Angels” .He donate to various causes like Nancy Davis Foundation for multiple Sclerosis, another one is Make-A-Wish Foundation, which works to grant the wishes of children suffering from life threatening conditions. He also donates to Elephant Family which aims to preserve the endangered species of Asian Elephant and their natural habitat. He adores the French bulldogs “Jimi” and “Dylan”. He keeps the pet dogs since he was young and love to play with them.

Career

When he was a high school, student in the year 1969, there he began his career in the fashion field. He opened the small store with just $150 at that time. He soon began designing for the boutiques. In the year 1979, he pursued the course of full time Fashion designing in the New York City. For the first time Tommy Hilfiger introduced the button-down shirts, chinos and other classics. The fitting is the best. After selling to Aparx partners, Phillips-Van Heusen in March 2010 brought the Tommy Hilfiger Corporation for $3 Billion. He was the main sponsor for Pete Townshend’s 1993 and Britney Spears 1999. In the year 2009, the company launched its brand online with a site name www.hilfigerdenim.com. He is working for more than 25 years and today the brand is at the heights. In 2009, he donated $2 Million to the Millenium promise which is a non-profit organization founded in 2005.

Awards

In 1998, he was honored by the Parsons School of Design in New York City with the Designer of the Year.in the year 2002, he was selected as GQ’s magazine’s International Designer of the year award. In the year 2006, GQ Spain honored Hilfiger Designer of the Year. Hispanic federation awarded him the individual achievement award. In 2008, he awarded the coveted Bambi Award for the fashion category. Women’s wear listed him as number 1 Designer and number 16 brand in their 100thy annual list. In 2011, he was awarded by Philadelphia University, the Spirit of Design Award.

Richness

Tommy Hilfiger’s net worth is $250 Million. His most of the fortune comes from the Menswear. His stone hill mansion spread over 4 acres. His mansion is $20 worth which is an architectural beauty decorated artfully. The mansion is decorated with electic mix of Georgian moldings, exotic leather wall treatments, heated marble floor and vintage marble fireplaces. His latest residence is located in the iconic Plaza Hotel. His garage is so big that it holds his Ferrari Enzo and 1989 Jeep Grand wagoner. He sports a number of causes and generously make donations. Due to declining sales Tommy Hilfiger sold his company to a private investment, Aparx Partners.

He has a very rich property. He has three homes located at different places. The Palm Beach Home is located on the private Caribbean island of Mustique West Indies. The beautiful villa ha beautiful fountain at the entrance. The villa is a perfect example of elegance and luxury. It has vast bedrooms and grand living room. He shifted in this house in the year 1985.

His second house is Manhattan Apartments. Manhattan apartment is located in the Iconic Plaza, New York. The refines home is a two-floor condo and is an architectural marvel that combines elegance and sophistication. There is luxurious furnishings in the rooms.

The third one Stone Hill Estate which is located in Greenwich, Connecticut, New York. He sold the mansion for $20 million. It is spread in 20,000 sq ft. it has 7 bedrooms, 9 full and 3 half baths and 8 fireplaces.

Autos and Cars

1989 Jeep Grand Wagoneer: He is very fond of this jeep. The interior consists of seats covered in Hilfiger’s signature argyle plaid of navy blue infected with red. Markings include “Tommy Hilfiger for WWD 100^th” rendered on the hood in vinyl with golden on the front doors. The logo of Tommy Hilfiger is fixed on the tailgate. Next is Red Ferrari Enzo, it is named after the Ferrari’s founder. It is a 650 hp supercar. It is ranked number 10^th in the list of Ten Greatest Ferraris ever built. It is worth $1 Million.