“I broke before 25, my designs were stolen, and I was called 'the imitator'… but still, I never stopped dreaming of seeing my name on every street in the world.”👖🔥

I didn't grow up with luxuries. I was the second of nine siblings, dyslexic, and had terrible grades. But there was something I was good at: imagining different clothing. At 18, with only $150, I opened my first clothing store in Elmira, New York. It was called People’s Place. I felt invincible… until everything fell apart. I went bankrupt before 25. I closed with debts, frustrated and feeling like a failure. But the fire was still there. 🧵💔

I moved to New York with what I had in my pockets and a notebook full of sketches. Nobody knew me. I was rejected by the big brands. Once, an executive told me: “You’re just another kid who wants to be Ralph Lauren.” It hurt, but I didn’t give up. I started showing my designs on streets, fairs, even in cheap hotel lobbies. And that’s when my name started to be heard. But not everything was easy: I had entire collections copied, and I lost investors for trusting the wrong people. 👔🚪

My big break came when I launched my brand with a provocative advertising campaign: a giant ad in Times Square comparing me to the big designers. Many laughed. But people talked… and bought. My fresh, youthful, and rebellious style connected with a generation. Hilfiger became culture. It became hip hop, skate, street luxury. All of that… came from the broke kid who couldn’t even write well in class. 📸🚦

Today I look back and understand that success is not harvested on runways… it’s earned on the days when no one believes in you, not even yourself. Because true brands are not sewn just with thread: they are sewn with wounds, patience, and courage. 🧷❤️

“If one day you feel like you don’t fit into any mold… create your own. That may be the one the world was waiting for.”

– Tommy Hilfiger

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