Tommy Bahama Group Inc. is an American multinational manufacturer of casual men's and women's
sportswear
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and
activewear
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, denim, swimwear, accessories, footwear and a complete
home furnishings
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collection. Its parent company is
Oxford Industries
Oxford Industries, Inc. is a publicly traded clothing company in the United States that specializes in high-end clothing and apparel. The company carries many major labels, including Tommy Bahama, Lilly Pulitzer, Johnny Was and Southern Tide.
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. Tommy Bahama is available at
Macy's
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Neiman Marcus
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Saks Fifth Avenue
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Nordstrom
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Lord & Taylor
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Belk
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and
Von Maur, along with resort locations around the world. There are over 160 company-owned Tommy Bahama retail stores worldwide, 14 of which include a Tommy Bahama restaurant and bar.
History
Tony Margolis, Bob Emfield, and their wives dreamed up the idea of "Tommy Bahama," a lifestyle of never leaving the beach. Basing clothing on the concept, they founded Tommy Bahama Group, Inc. in 1993. In 2003, Tommy Bahama Group became fully owned by Oxford Industries, Inc.
In 1991, Tony and Bob discussed their concept with Lucio Dalla Gasperina. From the outset, the three envisioned the kind of upscale casual apparel Tommy would wear: printed silk shirts and tailored pants for island living.
Products
![Tommy Bahama, CityPlace](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Tommy_Bahama%2C_CityPlace.jpg)
The men's sportswear line includes Tommy Bahama Collection, Tommy Bahama Relax, Tommy Bahama IslandActive, and Tommy Bahama Denim; Women's products include sportswear,
denim
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, and
swimwear
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. In addition to company manufactured offering of sportswear, they license home indoor and outdoor furnishings, eyewear, watches, umbrellas, luggage, hats, and men's and women's fragrances. The brand also licenses international companies to manufacture sportswear and operate Tommy Bahama's retail locations in Canada, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Japan, United Arab Emirates and Australia.
Liquor range
Tommy Bahama launched its own brand of
rum
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in 2007. The line includes two varieties, White Sand, a light rum; and Golden Sun, an aged, dark rum. Both varieties are produced by R.L. Seale Distillery, which has been producing rum for more than 80 years in Barbados.
Tommy Bahama Rum. was awarded the Double Gold for Tommy Bahama Golden Sun and Gold for Tommy Bahama White Sands at the 2010 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. , liquor ratings aggregator Proof66.com placed the White Sand and Golden Sun rums in its "Tier 1" category, indicating the "Highest Recommendation."
Headquarters
The
corporate headquarters
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of Tommy Bahama is located at 400 Fairview in the
South Lake Union
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neighborhood of
Seattle
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,
Washington
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* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
, and was built in 2015.
References
External links
{{Commons category, Tommy Bahama
Official website*Hoffman, Mike
''Inc.'' Magazine, 1 December 2011.
* Ewoldt, John (19 August 2013)
"Tommy Bahama menswear brand had its roots in Minnesota 20 years ago" ''
Star Tribune
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'' (Minneapolis, Minnesota).
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American companies established in 1993
Clothing companies established in 1993
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