Exhibit 99.2
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CONTACT:    INVESTOR RELATIONS:                 MEDIA RELATIONS:
            Joe Scirocco/Charlyn Lusk           Ruth Pachman/Wendi Kopsick
            (212) 548-1570/1811                 Kekst and Company
                                               (212) 521-4891/4867


                                                 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


                TOMMY HILFIGER CORPORATION COMPLETES ACQUISITION
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                            OF ITS EUROPEAN LICENSEE
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HONG KONG, July 6, 2001 - Tommy Hilfiger Corporation (NYSE:TOM) announced today
that it has completed its recently announced acquisition of T.H. International
N.V., the owner of its European licensee, for $200 million, funded from existing
cash. Tommy Europe markets and distributes Tommy Hilfiger men's, women's and
children's sportswear and jeanswear in Europe and the Middle East through
diverse channels, including wholesale sales to quality retailers, franchisees
and regional distributors, and retail sales through a limited number of
company-operated specialty and factory outlet stores.

Tommy Hilfiger Corporation, through its subsidiaries, designs, sources and
markets men's and women's sportswear, jeanswear and childrenswear under the
Tommy Hilfiger trademarks. Through a range of strategic licensing agreements,
the Company also offers a broad array of related apparel, accessories, footwear,
fragrance and home furnishings. The Company's products can be found in leading
department and specialty stores throughout the United States, Canada, Europe,
Mexico, Central and South America, Japan, Hong Kong and other countries in the
Far East.



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