Chiefs Star Travis Kelce Debuts In His First Tommy Hilfiger Ad

Travis Kelce’s first industrial with Tommy Hilfiger drops on Sept. 1.

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Travis Kelce grew up in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and has spent his complete skilled profession in Kansas Metropolis, Mo.

However the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish has develop into related to New York Metropolis throughout his seismic offseason.

On July 4 weekend, Kelce wed Taylor Swift at Madison Sq. Backyard.

“It was excellent,” Kelce stated, “to type of stay out childhood desires of being in that venue and the mecca of all sports activities venues.”

One other iconic New York location — The Plaza Lodge, the luxurious residence the place Tommy Hilfiger himself lived for 11 years — was the setting for his two-day, Tommy Hilfiger shoot in April.

And Kelce’s first industrial with the model, which seems within the digital and paid social panorama, dropped early morning on Sept. 1.

“The movie spot is magnificent,” raved Virginia Ritchie, Tommy Hilfiger’s international chief advertising and marketing officer, throughout an unique interview.

Within the one minute, 45-second spot, Kelce wears a grey hoodie and khaki coat as he fist-bumps the doorman. He then greets South Korean DJ and singer/songwriter Peggy Gou.

After Kelce lounges on a sofa together with his real-life canine — a Samoyed named Wendy —he runs into mannequin Gigi Hadid on the elevator. Hadid grooves to music whereas Kelce sports activities a white cable knit sweater and navy peacoat.

Sporting a rugby shirt, Kelce walks by a kitchen, the place he sees South Korean singer/model ambassador Jisoo.

Sports activities figures Rafael Nadal and Lewis Hamilton have beforehand represented the style firm, however on this industrial, Kelce meets tennis participant Frances Tiafoe and former NBA star Carmelo Anthony for a drink.

Lastly, Kelce walks outdoors in a letter jacket earlier than seeing Tommy Hilfiger. The style designer, who’s in a cab, rolls down the window and says, “What are the possibilities?”

Kelce exclaims that’s why he loves New York and joins Hilfiger within the taxi.

“There’s a magic to this metropolis, and I really like that you just by no means know who or what’s across the nook,” Kelce stated in a press release. “We had a blast tapping into that distinctive vitality with a forged who actually embody the vibes that make this metropolis so particular.”

Kelce additionally loved sporting the gathering’s newest preppy outerwear and the model’s signature pink, white and blue colours.

The tight finish is a longtime fan of vogue and even founded his own clothing company.

“I really like to select a distinct outfit each single day,” Kelce solely shared. “I’ve enjoyable in vogue.”

Expressing that Kelce authentically represented the corporate and will additionally appeal to new customers, the Hilfiger model, which had international retail gross sales of about $9 billion in 2025, reached out to Kelce’s administration crew within the fall of 2025.

There was speculation that Kelce would retire from soccer after the 2025 season, however even when he had, Hilfiger was going to accomplice with him on a one-year deal.

Kelce additionally has a one-year contract with the Chiefs for 2026 — value $12 million — although there are two further void years tacked on for wage cap functions.

“We used some instruments which can be within the toolbox that possibly we don’t mud off fairly often to have the ability to unfold his cap hits over a number of years,” Chiefs assistant basic supervisor Chris Shea stated. “(Chiefs proprietor) Clark Hunt was permitting us to do this on this particular occasion together with his particular legacy and function on the crew.”

Whether or not or not Kelce’s legacy with the Chiefs continues for extra seasons past 2026, he could have another marketing campaign with Hilfiger.

His subsequent collaboration is slated for February, and the video will function different celebrities alongside Kelce.

“We’ve these two main heartbeats with him,” Ritchie stated. “This shall be certainly one of our largest and finest out-of-home pushes in a very long time.”