But Tommy Hilfiger Never Said That

[Numpsay]

Why you nikkas acting like you would still be wearing Hilfiger to this day if not for the rumor? It wasn't just the rumor, his collections afterwards pretty much sucked.

 

[Waka FICO Flamez]

This rumor started be4 the age of wikipedia and youtube where you could get some kinda validation. I remember hearing this like back in 01...so really once word of mouth spreads without access to proof you can't really refute it.

 

[Newark88]

As I previously stated, the worst thing Hilfiger did was completely market and over saturate his brand with us (the Hip Hop crowd) back in the late 90's. Don't get me wrong, commercial brands have and still do it. But Tommy OD'ed on it. And I respect him for acknowledging and embracing us (urban/Hip Hop crowd) I really do. However, as much as I hate to say it but when it comes to fashion, a lot of us treat it as a fad. For years we been rocking gear because it's hot now instead of rocking joints that last a lifetime. That's why urban brands like FUBU, ENYCE, Karl Kani, Miskeen, etc didn't last over 5 years because the style was made to fit that specific time period. Hilfiger tried to tap into that urban market back in the mid 90's. It was lucrative for that time being but as ya'll saw, it was definitely short lived. The best joints Tommy put out was between 90-95. The joints Tommy dropped (when he started to become a peer or competition with brands like FUBU) between 96-00 may have been hot then but in retrospect was weak because it didn't stand the test of time. I got RL joints from 18 years ago that I could still rock today like it's brand new and the average person wouldn't tell the difference. That's the mark of a great brand. Not settling for the trends of today but making pieces that last a lifetime.

 

[Will Ross]

He prob did say it just not in those words prob used urban youth or hip hop

 

[Double Burger With Cheese]

He prob did say it just not in those words prob used urban youth or hip hop

 

[Swagaveli]

I see you my nikka Newark88, from one Lo Life to another. That whole text and the Oprah rumor coupled with the fact that when Pimp C tha og dropped that "Polo fukk that Hillfiga"" it was even more over officially. But honestly Polo especially has always been 100x flyer to me, so no competition there. Ali G fukkin up the image for Tommy joints didnt help either

And anyhow, Hillfiger has been for tacky ass Russians where Im from, so fukk daaaat

 

[Non Sequitur]

The Ralph Lauren Polo man does look better than the Hilfiger flag thing tho

I miss the old school Hilfiger logo with the griffin

 

[ghostwriterx]

that's not a rumor that's true...watched a video about all that type f stuff in one of my classes

snopes.com: Etymology of Picnic
Picnic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Rekkapryde]

*heads to the Tommy Store*
*Buys more Tommy shyt*

@ idiots who still believe that trash.

 

[YouMadd?]

That would be funny and ironic if the rumor was true...

He probably had to come to grips with his son having nothing but "black friends"

 

[MR. SNIFLES]

nikka what you talking about, I got that song on my old hard-drive, hold up Im about to upload that shyt...

AND SO IT BEGINS...

 

[The G.O.D II]

I knew it was fake when Raekwon was modeling in his runway shows

 

[dontreadthis]

it's not at all alarming or surprising. black people (can't really speak for any other races) love to believe and spread stupid, unfounded shyt (i.e ciara has a dikk, Three 6 Mafia's "Stay Fly" has a sample of a "woman reciting satanic verses" in the background, etc). I've been seeing this one floating around a lot this summer:

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Please read this and pass this on. This is really some valuable information. Our children and so on need to know this kind of stuff.

Good day, It is hard to believe that after my many years of schooling (secondary and post) the following facts about the Statue of Liberty was never taught.

Hundreds Lady Liberty of thousands if not millions of people including myself have visited the Statue of Liberty over the years but yet I'm unable to find one person who knows the true history behind the Statue - amazing. Yes, amazing that so much important black history (such as this) is hidden from us (black and White). What makes this even worse is the fact that the current twist on history perpetuates and promotes white supremacy at the expense of black Pride.

During my visit to France I saw the original Statue of Liberty. However there was a difference, the statue in France is black. "You learn something new everyday!" The Statue of Liberty was originally a black woman, but, as memory serves, it was because the model was black.

In a book called "The Journey of The Songhai People", according to Dr. Jim Haskins, a member of the National Education Advisory Committee of the Liberty-Ellis Island Committee, professor of English at the University of Florida, and prolific black author, points out that what stimulated the original idea for that 151 foot statue in the harbor. He says that the idea for the creation of the statue initially was the part that black soldiers played in the ending of black African Bondage in the United States. It was created in the mind of the French historian Edouard de Laboulaye, chairman of the French Antislavery Society, who, together with sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, proposed to the French government that the people of France present to the people of the United States through the American Abolitionist Society, the gift of a Statue of Liberty in recognition of the fact that black soldiers won the Civil War in the United States. It was widely known then that it was black soldiers who played the pivotal role in winning the war, and this gift would be a tribute to their prowess. Suzanne Nakasian, director of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island Foundations' National Ethnic Campaign said that the black Americans' direct connection to Lady Liberty is unknown to the majority of Americans, black or WHITE.

When the statue was presented to the US. Minister to France in 1884, it is said that he demonstrated that the dominant view of the broken shackles would be offensive to a US South, because since the statue was a reminder of blacks winning their freedom. It was a reminder to a beaten South of the ones who caused their defeat, their despised former captives.

Documents of Proof:
1. You may go and see the original model of the Statue of Liberty, with the broken chains at her feet and in her left hand. Go to the Museum of the City of N.Y, Fifth Avenue and 103rd Street (212) 534-1672 or call the same number and dial ext. 208 and speak to Peter Simmons and he can send you some documentation.

2. Check with the NY Times magazine, part II May 18, 1986.

3. The dark original face of the Statue of Liberty can be seen in the NY Post June 17, 1986, also the Post stated the reason for the broken chains at her feet.

4. Finally, you may check with the French Mission or the French Embassy at the U.N or in Washington, DC and ask for some original French material on the Statue of Liberty, including the Bartholdi original model.

You can call in September [phone number deleted].

Please pass this information along! Knowledge is Power!

Read more at snopes.com: Statue of Liberty Origins

absurdly false but still gets reposted and shared all the time and gets people riled up.

 

[L&HH]

As I previously stated, the worst thing Hilfiger did was completely market and over saturate his brand with us (the Hip Hop crowd) back in the late 90's. Don't get me wrong, commercial brands have and still do it. But Tommy OD'ed on it. And I respect him for acknowledging and embracing us (urban/Hip Hop crowd) I really do. However, as much as I hate to say it but when it comes to fashion, a lot of us treat it as a fad. For years we been rocking gear because it's hot now instead of rocking joints that last a lifetime. That's why urban brands like FUBU, ENYCE, Karl Kani, Miskeen, etc didn't last over 5 years because the style was made to fit that specific time period. Hilfiger tried to tap into that urban market back in the mid 90's. It was lucrative for that time being but as ya'll saw, it was definitely short lived. The best joints Tommy put out was between 90-95. The joints Tommy dropped (when he started to become a peer or competition with brands like FUBU) between 96-00 may have been hot then but in retrospect was weak because it didn't stand the test of time. I got RL joints from 18 years ago that I could still rock today like it's brand new and the average person wouldn't tell the difference. That's the mark of a great brand. Not settling for the trends of today but making pieces that last a lifetime.

Yea RL is dope but they have released there fair of trash as well not as much in comparison to TH tho. Actually the only shyt in RL that I cant with are those big ponies and country/team joints. shyt like this:

and this:

 

[Ninjaz In Paris]

Polo has a lot of too let's not go nuts...