How old is this Tommy Hilfiger item?

[goldhawaiiancol]

Hey people! Just wondering if anyone could help me with how I would go about finding more info regarding when this item could have been made/released? It has a small phone pocket inside the jacket so I feel like it has to be late 90s/early 00s? Any ideas on how I could find out if it’s 90s or 00s rather than just guessing it’s either or!

 

[Midge]

That phone pocket is quite a clue! How long is it? To me it looks like it may fit one of the old skool mobile phones, before the very small Nokias came in the early 00s - so probably more mid- to late 90s.

 

[goldhawaiiancol]

Thanks so much for the reply! So it’s looking about 15cm in length and 8cm in width so yeah a very small phone!

 

[goldhawaiiancol]

Here’s some more photos!

 

[Midge]

My guess is late 90s. That wasn't the very tiny phone time yet, they did get even smaller before smartphones came into play.

 

[Distantdetails]

I wouldn't normally remember something like this, except that I gave my then-boyfriend-now-husband a phone for Valentines Day in 1997. It was a Motorola flip-phone and was quite small. Especially compared to my big old phone.

I think the dating could go either way!

 

[Midge]

Yes, the flip phones were smaller, but if you didn't have a flip one, they were sort of brick-sized still... My first mobile was an Ericsson that was all the crack then here, ca. 1998 or 99, and that would have fit into that pocket nicely.

 

[goldhawaiiancol]

Again thanks for all the replies! So are we thinking for sure some point in the 90s most likely late 90s? Not 00s.

 

[bycinbyhand]

Pocket might have been for a pager

 

[Elsewhere]

I suppose it could also have been for a beeper
But yeah - they sure did like making special pockets for phones in the late 90s/early 00s. I'm always seeing purses from that time with similar pockets. At least it helps with dating!