A classic, navy blue blazer is my staple. It's a look that can take you from office meetings to dinner out with friends or family.
I looked at my competitors and I thought that, "If they could do it, I could do it. And if, they are popular and doing well, I could compete with them."
When travelling, dress as comfortably as possible and don't have expectations of everything going perfectly.
I looked at the rap community like street kids wanting their own brand. But now I look at that period with the rappers in the 90s as a trend of the moment. What it taught me was never to follow a trend, because trends move on.
Consumers around the world always want something unexpected and exciting, and that's what drives me. I love the challenge of reinterpreting my designs in new ways each season to keep the "prep look" modern and fresh.
I don't think generally speaking, there are a lot of innovators and inventors. Many of the designers take what exists already and update it or make it relevant for today. But true inventors have never been seen before. Bill Gates is a real inventor. I don't think fashion designers invent anything new. They innovate new ways to make fashion.
The preppy look has gone global- every corner of the world interprets it in a different way.
Our look and image never change dramatically from one season to the next, so we need an edge.
These are optimistic pieces, travel pieces that go anywhere
I thought, if I went into business I'd be able to control my own destiny.
If I see someone wearing Hilfiger it makes me proud, but then I wonder what I could do to make the style more relevant for them next year?
My mother inspired me to treat others as I would want to be treated regardless of age, race or financial status.
If it weren't for rock'n'roll, I wouldn't be a designer
Good sportsmanship means treating others with respect. I consider myself a pretty good sport.
I think it is really important to have a sense of business. As a designer you can get so wrapped up in the design and fashion side that you forget the business side.
Off the court, I tend to stick to the classics, but I like to have fun with color and accessories. I'm from Spain, so colors are important for me.
Algebra looked like Chinese characters to me, and I could never get into reading Shakespeare. I just did not get it.
I currently live in the Plaza in New York and I love it - all that history, all those interesting stories.
We like to believe our fashion is growing.
The Memorial Dedication was a momentous occasion
I like to spend time with my family - that's the most important thing in my life.
Women were wearing the men's button-downs so I added men's touches into women's shirts. They're basically the same - just sexier. They're reshaped to the female body.
I think if a young person is passionate about something specific, he or she should follow their passion. You look at Bill Gates or Steve Jobs, all of these successes in Silicon Valley, these people have had passion in a specific area and have therefore succeeded. College isn't for everyone. If you don't have that passion or that specific focus in mind, I believe you should go to university and get an education.
I was looking at people like Jim Morrison and David Bowie and Mick Jagger and I thought, Ah! I want to look like them.
Over the last 15 years we've developed our brand into a global brand and we wanted our giving to follow suit.
