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Dress to distress

Dress to distress, or rather impress. This season is all about distressed denim, from Balmain's catwalk ripped jeans to the new street-style where high fashion meets punk rock. Tommy Hilfiger has made the trend his own and launched a jean which you can customise to get the perfect worn-in look to suit your taste. Why? Unless you're wearing...

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Tommy and Karl part New York ways

Tommy Hilfiger and Karl Lagerfeld are parting ways as Hilfiger will drop the Lagerfeld casualwear line and close the label's New York office after this autumn. The move is in accordance with the group's plans to consolidate its Karl Lagerfeld operations into a single Paris headquarters. The Paris office will continue to design, produce and sell...

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Hilfiger tempts executives with bonus pool

In an attempt to prevent key personnel from leaving following the company's acquisition by Apax Partners, Tommy Hilfiger has set up a retention bonus of £7 million. The luxury clothing group has created the bonus plan for top executives who remain with the company for 180 days following the completions of the transaction. Both founder and...

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Offers expected for Tommy Hilfiger

Tommy Hilfiger Corp., which put itself on the auction block in August, is expected to have three offers by Friday, according to a report published Monday. According to The Wall Street Journal, the expected bidders are an alliance between investment company Apax Partners Ltd. and clothing company Phillips-Van Heusen Corp; an alliance including...

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Tommy Hilfiger opens Italian showroom

Tommy Hilfiger Europe B.V., a subsidiary of Tommy Hilfiger Corporation, today announced the opening of its new office, showroom and retail store complex at the prestigious Piazza Oberdan in Milan. The new commercial complex will house offices, showrooms, a retail store, and an adjacent concept entertainment space. This marks the Company's first...

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Hilfiger pre-tax sales drop

Tommy Hilfiger has reported that its pretax profit has fallen 45.9 per cent during the financial year 2004/5. The company's net income for the year dropped from GBP 93 million the year before to GBP 50 million. Hilfiger cites a decline in orders from US department stores as the cause for the drop. However, substantial legal fees due to...

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Tommy Hilfiger Cites Sales Drop

Tommy Hilfiger Corp. said Wednesday that fiscal 2005 preliminary pretax income dropped 45.9 percent on a revenue decrease of 4.9 percent. The company revised its fiscal 2006 earnings and sales outlooks, citing in part a decline in orders from U.S. department stores. In the 12 months ended March 31, the company said net income totaled $92 million...

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Hilfiger pre-tax sales drop

Tommy Hilfiger has reported that its pretax profit has fallen 45.9 per cent during the financial year 2004/5. The company's net income for the year dropped from GBP 93 million the year before to GBP 50 million. Hilfiger cites a decline in orders from US department stores as the cause for the drop. However, substantial legal fees due to...

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Hilfiger Fragrance inspired by Enrique Iglesias

Hot on the heels of his Beyonce fragrance, Tommy Hilfiger Toiletries is to unveil True Star Men, a new men's fragrance collection inspired by the international music star Enrique Iglesias. On June 7th, Tommy Hilfiger will host an invitation-only party, with a spectacular surprise entrance by Tommy and Enrique, themed "Play Like a True Star" to...

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Hilfiger for Arsenal

US designer Tommy Hilfiger is Arsenal Football Club's mascot. Hilfiger dressed the team and its captain Patrick Vieira for the FA Cup Final at the Millenium Stadium at the end of May. The men wore classic wool suits, red and white striped club ties and white dress shirts and apparently Hilfiger worked his magic on the team, which won a penalty...

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Takeover Hilfiger by Jones Apparel?

Jones Apparel Group, in the midst of a licensing battle with Polo Ralph Lauren, has held preliminary discussions to acquire Polo rival Tommy Hilfiger. No deal is imminent, and only informal discussions have taken place between the chief executives of the two companies The Wall Street Journal reported. Up till now both companies have declined to...

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