Ally Hilfiger

Alexandria Caroline "Ally" Hilfiger (born February 26 1985, New York City) is an American heiress, socialite, model, stylist, film and television producer and former reality show star.

Early life and education

Hilfiger is the daughter of Tommy Hilfiger. She split her childhood between Greenwich, Connecticut, where she attended Convent of the Sacred Heart (although she spent one year attending The Eagle Hill School), and Manhattan, where she attended the Professional Children's School. Hilfiger disliked the school because, unlike her "single-minded" peers, she excelled in more than one creative area. [http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2007/10/ally_hilfiger_says_shes_not_ri.html "Ally Hilfiger Says She's Not Rich, But She Is Brain-Dead"] , Page Six, October 22, 2007]

Early work

At age thirteen, she performed on Broadway in "Abby's Song". At age seventeen, she produced the World War II film, "Proud".

"Rich Girls"

In 2003, she starred with then-best friend Jaime Gleicher in MTV's reality show "Rich Girls", which the two co-produced. Despite being named as the "precursor" to popular reality series such as "The Simple Life" and, in turn, "Laguna Beach" and "The Hills" [http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2008/01/ally_hilfiger_and_the_new_gene.html "Ally Hilfiger on the ‘New Generation of Creative People’"] , The Intelligencer, January 25, 2008] , and being a ratings hit itself, the show only aired for one season. The series was perhaps shortened because of Hilfiger's reluctance to film another season, as it made her feel isolated and "really really alone". It appears she decided to go ahead and film the first season because she didn't want to disappoint her far less famous co-star Jaime Gleicher.

Post-"Rich Girls"

In the aftermath of the show, Hilfiger went to rehab [ [http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:ZdRiHuHLC3MJ:findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20040827/ai_n12560003+ALLY+HILFIGER&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=133&gl=us&client=safari Chicago Sun Times article] dead link|date=February 2008] and she and Gleicher are no longer friends. [ [http://gawker.com/news/diary/remainders-simon-gets-fingered-014887.php/ "Remainders: Simon Gets Fingered"] , Gawker Report] . Hilfiger has said since making the show that "If anyone asks me to drop my name to get them in someplace — no. I still work on picking those people out of my life."

She is currently attending the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City and running her own vintage-accessories business, according to a 2006 British "Vogue" article on fashion designers' children.

Ally has been helping her father design clothes from a young age, at one point designing clothes for his "H by Hilfiger" brand. Her father also gave her the opportunity to help design a Hilfiger store in Westchester, New York.

A film of Hilfiger's recent art was exhibited in the Chelsea Art Museum in January 2008, a project she has been working on with her painting partner Izzie Gold. Hilfiger is fiercely proud of this achievement, and stated that "it's really representative of our generation right now ... Basically the new generation of creative people, you're multitalented, and you use your talents and creativity in every aspect."

Personal life

She is currently dating British singer-songwriter Jason Rowe. Hilfiger divides her time between living in Manhattan and Berlin, with Rowe.

References

External links

* [http://www.who2.com/allyhilfiger.html Ally Hilfiger: A Who2 Profile]