Tommy Hilfiger

NEW YORK, September 12, 2007
By Meenal Mistry
Welcome to Chapter Two in what Hilfiger has called a "rebirth": his return to the runway with a more polished take on traditional American sportswear. "It's a continuous evolution," Hilfiger said backstage. "Everything we put into motion last season is starting to bear fruit." Customers are embracing the more sophisticated merch, he added, and a new store is to open later this month on the red-hot retail stretch of Bleecker Street.

No surprise, Spring was about classic, alliterative Tommy-isms: "carefree confidence" and "effortless elegance." This meant some very familiar staples, including the trench, the brass-buttoned blazer, the shirtdress—the mood was F. Scott Fitzgerald, with a pinch of Lauren Hutton tossed in. A double-breasted navy jacket in coarse gabardine was worn over a pair of striped silk pajamas (kicking off a bonanza of stripes, both candy-colored and nautical). Silk blouses went with sailor pants, wide trousers, or cuffed shorts. And then came a few dress variations: fine knit intarsia shifts, a trench-detailed sheath, a flirty pink-and-white halter. Laced spectator sandals and straw hats underlined the Gatsby feel. Looking newer was a sharp-shouldered striped blazer that brought some Keith Richards edge to a white jersey dress. A few more items like that are needed next time to keep this evolution moving forward.

Follow us on Twitter

Loading...

Style File Blog

february 13, 2012

Designer update

Surface To Air Rocks Out

06:02 PM
Surface to Air has a long history of working with rock star collaborators, including the likes of...

Q&A

Marina Abramović On Her Own Life—And Death

05:02 PM

more from the style file blog ›