New York (June 11, 2012) – The Tommy Hilfiger Group, wholly owned by PVH Corp. (NYSE: PVH), is pleased to announce that Tommy Hilfiger has been honored with such a prestigious award as the CFDA Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award, during this year’s gala, which was held on Monday, June 4 at the Alice Tully Hall in the Lincoln Center in New York City. Surrounded by his family, friends and colleagues, Tommy was presented the award by Anna Wintour, while the ceremony also included a performance by The Princeton Footnotes, all a declaration of his preppy style.
After the gala, Tommy Hilfiger, accompanied by his wife Dee Hilfiger, hosted an exclusive dinner at the Monkey Bar in the Hotel Elysée with a star-studded guest list that included Zoe Saldana, Donna Karan, Diane von Furstenberg, Nadja Swarovski, Jessica Paré, Busy Phillips, Seth Meyers, ambassador of the fragrance Tommy Girl Britt Robertson, Karolina Kurkova—who was dressed in Tommy Hilfiger’s FW12 Collection, Jessica Stam, Dree Hemming, photographer Craig McDean & Tabitha Simmons, one of the heads of his advertising campaign. The Hilfigers model Jacquelyn Jablonski was also dressed in Tommy Hilfiger along with New York Giants player Victor Cruz, as well as young designers like Simon Spurr, Peter Som, Prabal Gurung, Scott Sternberg of the Band of Outsiders, and Alison Mosshart—vocalist of The Kills. Media partners, industry executives and other designers were pleased to accompany Hilfiger for the presentation of this year’s award that recognized the astounding career of this American designer. All of the images and videos of both the 2012 CFDA gala and dinner can be downloaded FREE from this link:
http://inr.synapticdigital.com/tommy/cfdaaward/
For over 26 years, Tommy Hilfiger has provided consumers all around the world with the best of classic American cool. His designs have constantly refurbished the essential items to the classic American wardrobe to the point that his own personal taste would form the foundation of the global brand. Under the direction of Hilfiger, accompanied by his vision and leadership as the Principal Designer, The Tommy Hilfiger Group has become one of fashion’s brands and a global lifestyle recognized worldwide for providing a wide selection of clothing and accessories inspired by the American tradition. Through his creative efforts as a designer and with the help of a number of innovative and surprising marketing campaigns, Hilfiger quickly became a pioneer in the industry and has become a permanent influence in the fashion world with his preppy twist on some of the most famous classic American styles.
Created in 1984, the Lifetime Achievement Award was named after the American designer Geoffrey Beene, an independent figure and four-time winner of the CFDA Fashion Award. Beene’s career in fashion lasted for over 40 years, during which we can recognize the important influence of his colleagues in his profession, along with his clients and other professionals. The Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes the legacy of important designers. Some of the names on the list for this award are Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Diane von Furstenberg, Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld.
Other winners at the 2012 CFDA Fashion Awards were:
International Award – Rei Kawakubo
Media Award – Garance Doré Scott Schuman
Founders Award – Andrew Rosen
Fashion Icon Award – Johnny Depp
Womenswear Designer of the Year – Ashley & Mary-Kate Olsen for the Row
Menswear Designer of the Year – Billy Reid
Accessory Designer of the Year – Reed Krakoff
Swarovski Award Winners -
Joseph Altuzarra
Phillip Lim
Tabitha Simmons
The Council of Fashion Designers of America is the most recognized organization in U.S. fashion. The annual ceremony of the CFDA Awards honors excellence in fashion design while many refer to it as “the Oscars of fashion.” The nominees are selected by members of the CFDA and a collection of fashion magazines, retailers and stylists making the recognition of the CFDA an enormous honor.