Tommy Bahama

Tommy Bahama is a Seattle based manufacturer and licenser of high-end tropical-themed wear and other clothing and household goods. The company is owned by the Georgia based Oxford Industries Inc. The company sells products through its own chain of retail outlets in Canada and the United States, and through other retailers. The company bills itself as a "Purveyor of island lifestyles." Certain Tommy Bahama stores in the United States also have cafes that serve tropical themed food as well.

The three chief brands marketed are Tommy Bahama, Island Soft, and Indigo Palms, the latter a more casual line of clothing, including camp shirts and jeans. While the store is known primarily as a clothing retailer, it also features shoes, furniture, candles, soaps and lotions, games, drinking glasses, and lighting. The company's line of fragrances and ancillary products were launched in 2005 by Gemini Cosmetics. [http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/news/ng.asp?id=53717-tommy-bahama-heads] In 2007, the company launched its own line of rum.

All retail locations located outside of the US are run by licensed companies. For example, the Canadian facet of Tommy Bahama is managed by Jaytex Retail Corporation, based in Toronto.

Cultural references

In 2007's "The Simpsons Movie", when Homer arrives at Krusty Burger to bring Bart his clothes after he skateboards through town naked, Bart lets Homer know that he forgot his pants. Homer responds by sarcastically saying: "Who am I, Tommy Bahama?!"

External links

* [http://www.oxfordinc.com/ Oxford Industries]
* [http://www.tommybahama.com/ Tommy Bahama]

* [http://www.tommybahamarum.com/ Tommy Bahama Rum]

* [http://www.jaytexgroup.com/ Jaytex]