Friday, March 9, 2012

Tommy Hilfiger to affix 'American Idol'

Tommy Hilfiger to affix 'American Idol'
Tommy Hilfiger to affix 'American Idol'

American Idol is obtaining a facelift. Tommy Hilfiger, who's best known for his nearly thirty years in fashion, can be a part of the TV talent show as a picture Adviser.

Hilfiger can personally work with every contestant, assessing their personal vogue and music genre to assist hone their image. “I can scrutinize where they were, where they're these days and therefore the risk of where they may go,” he told told WWD. “Because I don’t assume their image can evolve while not some trial and error. we want to require into thought their ages, color preferences, sizes, what kinds of music they're going to be performing, what they wear on their feet and the way they wear their hair. there's progressing to be a true package place along on everyone.”

While yank Idol is essentially a talent-based show, there is not any question that a contestant's image plays an enormous half in their success. “If you scrutinize what makes a star, it’s not solely musical talent, it’s the entire package," Hilfiger said. "And that features image. If you scrutinize nice superstars from Michael Jackson to Madonna and girl Gaga and Katy Perry these days, they every have a singular vogue which adds to their persona. It’s the icing on the cake.”

AI could have paved the means for singing competitions, however with new shows just like the Voice, The X issue, and America's Got Talent, producers have had to return up with new ideas to tell apart themselves. Cécile Frot-Coutaz, one in every of the show’s government producers, said the goal of this new modern addition is to feature "a completely different layer to the show and hopefully individuals can love it."

Hilfiger is thrilled to be changing it up. “I thought it might be exciting and difficult and completely different, an area where I might use all of my expertise in fashion and music,” he said.

We can't facilitate however marvel if Hilfiger also will be imparting a number of that vogue experience unto Steven Tyler's zany ensembles.