Alexandria Hilfiger
Encyclopedia
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.
. 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
.
in Abby's Song. At age seventeen, she produced
the World War II
film, Proud.
in MTV
's reality show Rich Girls
, which the two co-produced
. The show only aired for one season.
and she and Gleicher are no longer friends. 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."
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
) is an American heiress
Beneficiary
A beneficiary in the broadest sense is a natural person or other legal entity who receives money or other benefits from a benefactor. For example: The beneficiary of a life insurance policy, is the person who receives the payment of the amount of insurance after the death of the insured...
, socialite
Socialite
A socialite is a person who participates in social activities and spends a significant amount of time entertaining and being entertained at fashionable upper-class events....
, model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
, stylist
Wardrobe stylist
A wardrobe stylist is the job title of someone who selects the clothing for published editorial features, print or television advertising campaigns, music videos, concert performances, and any public appearances made by celebrities, models or other public figures...
, film
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
and television producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
and former reality show star.
Early life and education
Hilfiger is the daughter of Tommy HilfigerTommy Hilfiger
Thomas Jacob "Tommy" Hilfiger is an American fashion designer and founder of the premium lifestyle brand Tommy Hilfiger.-Early life:...
. She split her childhood between Greenwich, Connecticut
Greenwich, Connecticut
Greenwich is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 61,171. It is home to many hedge funds and other financial service companies. Greenwich is the southernmost and westernmost municipality in Connecticut and is 38+ minutes ...
, where she attended Convent of the Sacred Heart (although she spent one year attending The Eagle Hill School), and Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, where she attended the Professional Children's School
Professional Children's School
Professional Children's School is a not for profit, college preparatory school that was founded in New York City in 1914 to provide an education to young people working on the New York stage, in Vaudeville, or "on the road."-History:...
.
Early work
At age thirteen, she performed on BroadwayBroadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
in Abby's Song. At age seventeen, she produced
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
film, Proud.
Rich Girls
In 2003, she starred with then-best friend Jaime GleicherJaime Gleicher
Jaime Lee Gleicher is a former reality show star.-Biography:Her father Leo Gleicher founded Innovation Luggage, he died in 2008. Jaime has a younger brother named Michael. She lived in Manhattan until age four, when her family moved to Tenafly, New Jersey, and then moved back to the Big Apple...
in MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's reality show Rich Girls
Rich Girls
Rich Girls was an MTV reality show that aired for one season in the fall of 2003 and winter of 2004.It followed the lives of the privileged Ally Hilfiger and her then-best friend, Jaime Gleicher...
, which the two co-produced
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
. The show only aired for one season.
Post-Rich Girls
In the aftermath of the show, Hilfiger went to rehabDrug rehabilitation
Drug rehabilitation is a term for the processes of medical or psychotherapeutic treatment, for dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol, prescription drugs, and so-called street drugs such as cocaine, heroin or amphetamines...
and she and Gleicher are no longer friends. 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
Stella Adler
Stella Adler was an American actress and an acclaimed acting teacher, who founded the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City and the The Stella Adler Academy of Acting in Los Angeles with long-time protege Joanne Linville, who continues to teach and furthers Adler's legacy...
Studio of Acting in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and running her own vintage-accessories business, according to a 2006 British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
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
Chelsea Art Museum
The Chelsea Art Museum is a contemporary art museum located at 556 West 22nd Street on the corner of Eleventh Avenue in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City....
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."