TOMMY HILFIGER WINS GQ SPAIN’S DESIGNER OF THE YEAR AWARD

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