Tommy Hilfiger on London Fashion Week
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00:00 So Naomi has modeled for me over the years.
00:03 We've been friends for over 35 years.
00:07 And this was our first fashion show outside of the US.
00:14 So when we went to London, we were
00:16 doing it at the Natural History Museum in London.
00:20 And it's like no drinking, no smoking.
00:25 I mean, like the British press sitting in the front row
00:29 all proper and writing notes about the show.
00:34 But they'd never seen anything like that.
00:36 They'd never seen hip hop.
00:38 They'd never heard rapping.
00:42 And it was a game changer because all the young people
00:46 in London started becoming obsessed with rap and hip hop.
00:52 There was a lot-- there was some negative also.
00:55 You know, the clothes are too baggy.
00:57 Nobody's going to wear big logos in London.
01:01 They use bad language in the songs.
01:04 I mean, there was a whole thing at that time.
01:07 But the young people ignored it, and they embraced the brand.
01:11 And the brand really got its foothold in London first