Today, Tommy Hilfiger is a global fashion brand, but did you know that it had its humble beginnings in Mumbai? American fashion designer Thomas Jacob Hilfiger, popularly known as Tommy Hilfiger, made the interesting revelation in a fireside chat with Indian models Manushi Chhillar and Sarah Jane Dias in Mumbai at the Bandra Kurla Complex store earlier today.

He shares, “I started my career designing my first collection ever in a factory in Santacruz, and it was really the very beginning of my career. It was over 40 years ago, and I’ve kept coming back since.” Dressed in a navy-blue jacket by the namesake, a powder blue shirt, that he paired with cream-coloured pants, and white sneakers, he looked dapper as ever. Interestingly, ever since he made this connection with India, Hilfiger said he has been loving the food and the ambiance.