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100 1  Hilfiger, Tommy,|eauthor. 
245 10 American dreamer :|bmy life in fashion & business /|cTommy
       Hilfiger with Peter Knobler. 
246 30 American dreamer :|bmy life in fashion and business 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bBallantine Books,|c[2016] 
300    xii, 337 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates :
       |billustrations ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    Includes index. 
505 0  Imagine -- Uniforms -- People's place -- Making it -- From
       chapter 1 to chapter 11 -- 20th century survival -- 
       Growing pains -- No one is an inventor in the fashion 
       business -- Hangman -- Putting the band together -- Bigger
       and better -- The kids are alright -- The high life -- 
       Sons and daughters -- Rock style -- Hip-hop comes to 
       Hilfiger -- The rumor -- Star branding -- The band's 
       breaking up -- We are family -- Going private in public --
       Boardroom bloodbath -- Turnaround. 
520    "A business and pop culture icon traces the story of his 
       life and career, discussing his working-class childhood 
       with eight siblings, the dyslexia that challenged his 
       education, his novel approaches to commerce, and his 
       enduring influence on American style,"--NoveList. 
520    "Few designers have stayed on top of changing trends the 
       way Tommy Hilfiger has. Fewer still have left such an 
       indelible mark on global culture. Since designing his 
       first collection of "classics with a twist" three decades 
       ago, Tommy Hilfiger has been synonymous with all-American 
       style--but his destiny wasn't always so clear. Growing up 
       one of nine children in a working-class family in Elmira, 
       New York, Tommy suffered from dyslexia, flunked sophomore 
       year of high school, and found himself constantly at odds 
       with his father. Nevertheless, this self-described dreamer
       had a vision and the relentless will to make it a reality.
       At eighteen he opened his own clothing store, parlaying 
       his uncanny instinct for style into a budding career as a 
       fashion designer. Through decades of triumph and turmoil, 
       Tommy remained doggedly optimistic. To this day, his 
       approach to commerce is rooted in his positive view of the
       world. American Dreamer brims with anecdotes that cover 
       Tommy's years as a club kid and scrappy entrepreneur in 
       1970s New York, as well as unique insights into the 
       exclusive A-list personalities with whom he's collaborated
       and interacted, from Mick Jagger and David Bowie to Ralph 
       Lauren and Calvin Klein. But this is more than just a 
       fashion icon's memoir--it's a road map for building a 
       brand, both professionally and personally. Tommy takes us 
       behind the scenes of every decision--and every mistake--
       he's ever made, offering advice on leadership, business, 
       teambuilding, and creativity. This is the story of a true 
       American original, told for the first time in his own 
       words, with honesty, humor, and the insatiable appetite 
       for life and style that proves that sometimes you have to 
       dream big to make it big."--Adapted from dust jacket. 
600 10 Hilfiger, Tommy. 
600 17 Hilfiger, Tommy.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00427281 
650  0 Fashion designers|zUnited States|vBiography. 
650  7 Fashion designers.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00921628 
650  7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Business.|2bisacsh 
650  7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing 
       Arts.|2bisacsh 
650  7 DESIGN / Fashion & Accessories.|2bisacsh 
651  7 United States.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204155 
655  7 Autobiographies|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01919894 
655  7 Biography.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01423686 
655  7 Autobiographies.|2lcgft 
700 1  Knobler, Peter,|eauthor. 
776 08 |iOnline version:|aHilfiger, Tommy, author.|tAmerican 
       dreamer.|bFirst edition.|dNew York : Ballantine Books, 
       [2016]|z9781101886229|w(DLC)  2016024008 
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