Own a Piece of Tommy Hilfiger History in Brunk Auctions’ Upcoming Sale

Fashion-forward collectors will have a chance to own a piece of Tommy Hilfiger history in Brunk Auctions’ upcoming sale. Personal items from the collection of the fashion designer and his wife, Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger, will come to the market this July in a 256-lot event. The catalog is wide-ranging, including fine art, decorative art, furniture, celebrity and pop culture items, and more. Here are some of the key lots in the catalog.

Tommy Hilfiger Advertising Images

This sale presents several lots of Tommy Hilfiger advertising images, dating from the early 2000s. Many are custom prints created expressly for Tommy and Dee Hilfiger. They commemorate the launch of various clothing collections and document the Tommy Hilfiger brand’s collaborations with high-profile celebrities. 

A set of three style shots from one such advertising campaign is among the key items in this sale (lot #23). Printed in color, the images depict groups of young people modeling Tommy Hilfiger clothes around 2005. Stripes featured prominently in this collection, which associates the brand with a light-soaked summer day. These images come to auction in matching black frames and together have a presale estimate of USD 1,000 to $1,500. 

Several images by Ellen von Unwerth will also be available in this sale. They were included in Tommy Hilfiger’s “H” advertising campaign from 2003 or 2004 and depict Iman and David Bowie in casual, intimate settings. Edward Enninful styled the pair for this photoshoot. “I had been too intimidated to reach out to [David Bowie] before. I was in awe. But in person, he was so funny,” Enninful later recalled for W Magazine. “I remember being on the shoot with him and Iman— we shot in Amsterdam and then in New York, at Mr Chow’s— and it was just endless jokes… They were two icons, but a normal couple.” Each photograph comes to auction with an estimate of $4,000 to $6,000 (lots #12 – 14). 

Tommy Hilfiger Celebrity Memorabilia

An assortment of celebrity memorabilia associated with Tommy Hilfiger will cross the auction block in this sale. Notable from this section of the catalog is a pair of Tommy Hilfiger jeans worn by American rapper and record producer Q-Tip, of A Tribe Called West. These custom jeans are from circa 2000. They are decorated with feathers and multicolored beads that catch the light, glinting red, white, and blue. Q-Tip wore these jeans for the March 2000 cover of Vibe magazine; an enlarged and signed copy of that cover is presented in the same lot. It comes to auction with an estimate of $800 to $1,200 (lot #56). 

Dee and Tommy Hilfiger-Owned Items

Beyond photography prints and celebrity memorabilia, this auction will include a robust selection of items personally owned by Dee and Tommy Hilfiger. This includes two sofas custom upholstered in blue jeans that formerly decorated the New York City Tommy Hilfiger office. These sofas were designed by American retailer Amen Wardy, who enjoyed a strong following in El Paso, Texas and Aspen, Colorado. Wardy also boasted a star-studded client list, with admirers including Hilfiger, Joan Rivers, and Joan Collins. The available jean-upholstered sofas will be presented separately; one sofa also includes a matching ottoman (lot #54, estimate: $1,000 and $2,000; and lot #55, estimate: $1,200 – $1,800). 

Other notable Dee and Tommy Hilfiger-owned items in the catalog include a La Cornue Chateau gas range and hood (lot #104; estimate: $10,000 – $15,000), a 211-piece Wedgwood dinner service set (lot #92; estimate: $1,000 – $1,500), and more. 

The Collection of Dee and Tommy Hilfiger Auction will begin at 10:00 AM EDT on July 31, 2024. To browse the complete auction catalog and register to bid, visit Bidsquare.

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