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Calvin Richard Klein November 19, 1942 Bronx, New York American fashion designer

Calvin Richard Klein November 19, 1942 Bronx, New York American fashion designer. NYFW for Spring ‘09. Marta Klinker. FACTS ABOUT CK. Graduated from Fashion Institute of Technology (NY 1962) Founder of the Calvin Klein label (1968) Began as coat designer

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Calvin Richard Klein November 19, 1942 Bronx, New York American fashion designer

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  1. Calvin Richard Klein November 19, 1942Bronx, New York American fashion designer NYFW for Spring ‘09 Marta Klinker

  2. FACTS ABOUT CK • Graduated from Fashion Institute of Technology (NY 1962) • Founder of the Calvin Klein label (1968) • Began as coat designer • First designer ever to win 3 consecutive Coty Awards* for women’s wear (1973-75) • 1975: already a celebrity • Sold company to Phillips Van Heusen Corp for $400 m. (2002) * Coty American Fashion Critics' Awards is the highest praise that can be awarded in clothing. It’s the "Oscars" of the clothing world.

  3. IN THE NEWS(1980s) REAGAN BECAME PRESIDENT ( 1981) FIRST WOMAN IN SUPREME COURT (1981) BERLIN WALL REMOVED ( 1989) BINGE* BUYING AND CREDIT BECAME A LIFESTYLE DEATH OF JOHN LENNON (1980) * Binge: A period of uncontrolled self-indulgence

  4. 80S FASHION FLASHBACK Women Dress for Success • OPULENT STYLE • BIG SHOULDER PADS • BIG HAIR • BIG ACCESSORIES

  5. 1980s IN FASHION DANCEWEAR MIAMI VICE LOOK ACID WASHED JEANS MADONNA STIRRUP PANTS

  6. CALVIN KLEIN ’S STYLE • Classic, minimalist • Clean lines • Neutral colors • No frills or ruffles • Strapless, sculptural Spring 2001 Ready-to-Wear

  7. "My personal philosophy of style is simplicity. Minimalism to me is the sexiest quality a man or  woman can posses." Calvin Klein Spring 2003 Ready-to-Wear

  8. KLEIN: PIONEER • “Nothing comes between me and my Calvins,” Controversial ad campaign (sexually-suggestive) • Unisex perfume –revolution in fragrance market. • Desirable men’s underwear rather than merely functional. • women’s underwear that looked like men’s jockey shorts

  9. Francisco Costa: Creative director (2002) CK for Spring/Summer RTW 2009

  10. CK for Spring/Summer RTW 2009

  11. SOURCES • Gaines, Steven, and Sharon Churcher, Obsession: The Lives and Times of Calvin Klein, New York, 1995. • Stegemeyer, Anne, Who's Who in Fashion, Third Edition, New York, 1996. • “Calvin Klein Biography”. Notables biographies. 23 September 2008. http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ki-Lo/Klein-Calvin.html • “Who’s Who”. Informat. 18 January 2007. 28 September 2008. http://www.infomat.com/whoswho/calvinklein.html

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