Tommy Hilfiger Checks Into The Plaza With Travis Kelce for Fall 2026

In New York, places steeped in history often leave the most room for culture to evolve. For Fall 2026, Tommy Hilfiger has chosen one of the city’s most recognizable landmarks—The Plaza Hotel—as the setting for a campaign that brings the brand’s American-prep heritage into conversation with today’s fashion, music, sports and entertainment.

Titled “Only in New York,” the campaign places global brand ambassador Travis Kelce at the center of Tommy Hilfiger’s New York world. Surrounded by a cross-cultural cast, Kelce steps into a story shaped by the city’s traditions, chance encounters and unmistakable creative energy.

Summary

A Return to The Plaza

In the campaign, Kelce arrives at The Plaza as a guest, joining designer Tommy Hilfiger, his wife Dee Hilfiger and a wider circle of friends and collaborators.

For Hilfiger, the hotel is more than a backdrop. The designer lived at The Plaza for more than a decade, making it an important part of both his personal history and creative life. By returning for Fall 2026, he revisits that history while placing it within the context of contemporary New York.

Reflecting on the decision to return to The Plaza for the campaign, Tommy Hilfiger said:“Returning to The Plaza feels like a homecoming. The moment you walk through the doors, you feel the energy of New York. It’s one of those rare places where the greats of pop culture have crossed paths for generations, and that atmosphere is still there today. Bringing Travis and this incredible cast together felt like celebrating everything I love about the city—its optimism, charisma and endless sense of possibility,” said Hilfiger.

Over the years, The Plaza has welcomed figures including Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Rather than simply looking back at that legacy, the campaign uses it as a foundation for a new chapter—one populated by personalities who reflect the increasingly fluid relationship between fashion and popular culture.

Where Fashion, Music and Sports Meet

Kelce is joined by a cast drawn from different corners of contemporary culture. Model and longtime Tommy collaborator Gigi Hadid appears alongside JISOO of BLACKPINK, who serves as a brand ambassador. DJ Peggy Gou, professional tennis player Frances Tiafoe and basketball legend Carmelo Anthony complete the lineup.

Their presence gives the campaign a broader cultural dimension. Fashion is not treated as an isolated world, but as the point at which music, sports, entertainment and personal identity converge. The result reflects a particular quality of New York: people from different backgrounds crossing paths and generating connections that could not have been planned.

“Tommy brought us into his world at The Plaza for this, and it doesn’t get more classic New York than that. There’s a magic to this city, and I love that you never know who or what’s around the corner. We had a blast tapping into that unique energy with a cast who truly embody the vibes that make this city so special,” said Kelce.

Bringing American Prep Into the Present

That same meeting of heritage and modern culture runs through the Fall 2026 collection, which advances the brand’s “Prep Made Current” vision.

Cable-knit sweaters, rugby shirts, peacoats, car coats and varsity jackets form the foundation of the season. Yet the collection does not simply reproduce familiar preppy codes. Instead, those staples are reconsidered through expressive textures, updated proportions, elevated craftsmanship and practical details designed for life in the city.

Crewneck and quarter-zip knits introduce warmth and character, while rugby shirts are refreshed through new silhouettes and premium fabrications. Tommy Hilfiger’s signature red, white and blue palette also returns, interpreted through deeper seasonal colors and details informed by the brand’s archives.

Outerwear plays an equally important role. Mixed-media transitional jackets sit alongside polished wool peacoats and car coats, while lightweight padded pieces respond to changing temperatures. The varsity jacket, long associated with the brand’s visual identity, reappears as both a wardrobe staple and a link to Tommy Hilfiger’s American heritage.

A Personal Story Moving From Palm Beach to New York

The campaign builds on the more personal direction introduced for Spring 2026, when Hilfiger opened his world through imagery inspired by his Palm Beach home. For Fall, that story shifts north to another place closely connected to his life.

The Plaza’s history, the campaign’s contemporary cast and the collection’s reworked American classics come together as an expression of a brand looking forward without distancing itself from its past. Here, heritage is not presented as something static or preserved behind glass. It remains in motion—reshaped by new personalities, new cultural connections and the restless energy of New York.

The Tommy Hilfiger Fall 2026 collection will be available throughout the season on the brand’s official online store, at Tommy Hilfiger stores across Japan and through select retailers.

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