Information On Calvin Klein

Calvin Klein was born on 19 November 1942 in New York

Calvin Klein is one of the fashion world’s major names. Calvin Klein developed a craze for fashion and drawing from a young age. Calvin Klein studied fashion design at Manhattan's Fashion Institute of Technology. In 1968 Calvin Klein set up his own company with lifelong friend Barry Schwartz and Calvin Klein put together some examples of his design ideas. A rep from the exclusive department store Bonwit Teller visited his collection and immediately agreed to buy $50,000 worth of merchandise for the store.

This led to Calvin Klein being featured in glossy magazines such as Vogue and Harper’s & Queen. This early success was heightened by the beginning of his classic trademark jeans. Calvin Klein designer jeans were an instant hit with their tight cut and controversial advertising campaign featuring Brooke Shields; they were selling huge numbers every week.

In the early eighties Calvin Klein launched the Calvin Klein underwear range with boxer shorts and briefs providing chic under garments for both sexes. This was quickly followed by Calvin Klein opening into the fragrance market with Calvin Klein Eternity and Calvin Klein Obsession. In the nineties Calvin Klein launched the CK label, designing clothes for a more middle-market customer. The clothes were more casual in design and were accompanied by a range of accessories including swimwear and eyewear. Calvin Klein followed this with products for the home and a cosmetics range.

As with his fashion, each Calvin Klein fragrance expresses crucial elements of the spirit of the times. From the complexity and sexiness of the Collection fragrances ‘Obsession, Eternity, Escape, and Contradiction’ to the modern edge of cK One and cK Be, Calvin Klein fragrances symbolize the real meaning of modern men and women. Their passions, their spirit, their style.