WHAT: Tommy Hilfiger is honored as “Designer of the Year” at the
prestigious GQ Men
of
the Year Awards in Madrid, Spain
WHEN: Monday, November 27, 2006
WHERE: Palace Hotel, Madrid, Spain
MORE: The GQ Men of The Year Awards are the most significant men’s fashion and style celebration of the year in Spain. In the past, “Designer of the Year” honorees have included Dolce & Gabbana, Heidi Slimane for Dior Homme and Alessandro Sartori for Zegna.
The fashion industry has bestowed numerous other honors on Hilfiger as well. In 1995, he was named Menswear Designer of the Year by the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). That same year, he received VH1’s “From the Catwalk to the Sidewalk” award at their annual Fashion and Music Awards. In 1998, Parsons School of Design in New York City honored him with their Designer of the Year award, as did GQ magazine for their annual “Men of the Year” issue. In November of 2002, he was selected as GQ magazine’s International Designer of the Year award recipient in Germany. He has also won several FiFi Awards, the fragrance industry’s most illustrious honor.
About Tommy Hilfiger Group
Tommy Hilfiger Group, through its subsidiaries, designs, sources and markets men’s and
women’s sportswear, jeanswear and childrenswear. The Company’s brands include Tommy Hilfiger
and Karl Lagerfeld. Through a range of strategic licensing agreements, the Company also
offers a broad array of related apparel, accessories, footwear, fragrance, and home
furnishings. The Company’s products can be found in leading department and specialty stores
throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, Central and South America, Japan, Hong Kong,
Australia and other countries in the Far East, as well as the Company’s own network of outlet and
specialty stores in the United States, Canada and Europe.
European press, please contact:
Abdel El Hamri
Senior Manager of European Communications
Tommy Hilfiger Europe B.V.
Tel: +31 (0) 20 589 5701
Abdel.Elhamri@tommy.com
Michele Giacalone
Director of European Communications
Tommy Hilfiger Europe B.V.
Tel: +31 (0) 20 589 5724
Michele.Giacalone@tommy.com
Quohnos Mitchell
Senior Director of European Communications
Tommy Hilfiger Europe B.V.
Tel: +31 (0) 20 589 5851
Quohnos.Mitchell@tommy.com
US Press, please contact:
Jennifer Fruzzetti
Manager of Corporate Communications
Tommy Hilfiger U.S.A., Inc.
Tel: 212 549 6035
JFruzzetti@tommy-usa.com