Tommy Bahama

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Tommy Bahama
Type Subsidiary
IndustryFashion, lifestyle, hospitality
FoundedAugust 1993 (1993-08) [1]
Headquarters
Seattle, Washington
,
United States
Number of locations
160 (November 2015)
Area served
International
Key people
Tony Margolis, Bob Emfield
Products
  • Sportswear
  • activewear
  • denim
  • swimwear
  • watches
  • footwear
  • home furnishings
Parent Oxford Industries
Divisions Tommy Bahamas Restaurant and Bars
Website www.tommybahama.com

Tommy Bahama Group Inc. is an American multinational manufacturer of casual men's and women's sportswear and activewear, denim, swimwear, accessories, footwear and a complete home furnishings collection. Its parent company is Oxford Industries. Tommy Bahama is available at Macy's, Dillard's, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom, Lord & Taylor, Belk 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.

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History

Tony Margolis, Bob Emfield, and their wives dreamed up the idea of "Tommy Bahama", a lifestyle of never leaving the beach. 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. [2] Basing clothing on the concept, they founded Tommy Bahama Group, Inc. in 1993. [3] In 2003, Tommy Bahama Group became fully owned by Oxford Industries, Inc.

Products

Tommy Bahama store at The Square, West Palm Beach, Florida Tommy Bahama, CityPlace.jpg
Tommy Bahama store at The Square, West Palm Beach, Florida

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, and swimwear. 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 in 2007. [4] 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. As of October 2012, liquor ratings aggregator Proof66.com placed the White Sand and Golden Sun rums in its "Tier 1" category, indicating the "Highest Recommendation." [5] [6]

Headquarters

The corporate headquarters of Tommy Bahama is located at 400 Fairview in the South Lake Union neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, and was built in 2015. [7] [8]

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References

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