Back in the 1980s Japanese designers made a big splash, but not until three years ago was a "new Asian" influence on haute couture noted, with designers Derek Lam, PeterSom, Phillip Lim and Richard Chai leading the pack.
While his main men's line is now overseen by British designer Simon Spurr and his women's by Peter Som Mr. Hilfiger still has the final word on more than a dozen annual collections as principal designer of the Tommy Hilfiger Group, the company he founded in 1985.