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American dreamer : my life in fashion & business / Tommy Hilfiger with Peter Knobler.
Author
Hilfiger, Tommy
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Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
First edition.
Published/Created
New York : Ballantine Books, [2016]
Description
xii, 337 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
TT505.H55 A3 2016
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Subject(s)
Fashion designers
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United States
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Biography
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Hilfiger, Tommy
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Author
Knobler, Peter
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Library of Congress genre(s)
Autobiographies
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Getty AAT genre
autobiographies (literary works)
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Summary note
"A business and pop culture icon traces the story of his life and career, discussing his working-class childhood with eight siblings, the dyslexia that challenged his education, his novel approaches to commerce, and his enduring influence on American style,"--NoveList.
"Few designers have stayed on top of changing trends the way Tommy Hilfiger has. Fewer still have left such an indelible mark on global culture. Since designing his first collection of "classics with a twist" three decades ago, Tommy Hilfiger has been synonymous with all-American style--but his destiny wasn't always so clear. Growing up one of nine children in a working-class family in Elmira, New York, Tommy suffered from dyslexia, flunked sophomore year of high school, and found himself constantly at odds with his father. Nevertheless, this self-described dreamer had a vision and the relentless will to make it a reality. At eighteen he opened his own clothing store, parlaying his uncanny instinct for style into a budding career as a fashion designer. Through decades of triumph and turmoil, Tommy remained doggedly optimistic. To this day, his approach to commerce is rooted in his positive view of the world. American Dreamer brims with anecdotes that cover Tommy's years as a club kid and scrappy entrepreneur in 1970s New York, as well as unique insights into the exclusive A-list personalities with whom he's collaborated and interacted, from Mick Jagger and David Bowie to Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein. But this is more than just a fashion icon's memoir--it's a road map for building a brand, both professionally and personally. Tommy takes us behind the scenes of every decision--and every mistake--he's ever made, offering advice on leadership, business, teambuilding, and creativity. This is the story of a true American original, told for the first time in his own words, with honesty, humor, and the insatiable appetite for life and style that proves that sometimes you have to dream big to make it big."--Adapted from dust jacket.
Notes
Includes index.
Contents
Imagine
Uniforms
People's place
Making it
From chapter 1 to chapter 11
20th century survival
Growing pains
No one is an inventor in the fashion business
Hangman
Putting the band together
Bigger and better
The kids are alright
The high life
Sons and daughters
Rock style
Hip-hop comes to Hilfiger
The rumor
Star branding
The band's breaking up
We are family
Going private in public
Boardroom bloodbath
Turnaround.
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American dreamer : my life in fashion and business
ISBN
9781101886212 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
1101886218 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
LCCN
2016023113
OCLC
918282409
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