Tommy Hilfiger recalls India's key role in brand's 40-year journey

Hilfiger said that it was Mohan Murjani who pushed him in 1985 to build what is today one of the world's premium lifestyle brands

Tommy Hilfiger is marking 40 years of the brand’s journey by revisiting its roots — and India, he says, played a key role in its beginning.

 

Speaking about the brand’s history during his visit to India to celebrate its entry into the fourth decade, Hilfiger said it was Mohan Murjani who encouraged him in 1985 to build what is today one of the world’s premium lifestyle brands.

 

Hilfiger said, “When I first met him (Murjani), I was in the process of going to work for Calvin Klein, and he asked me what I was doing. I said, ‘I’m going to