Calvin klein history
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Obsession: The Lives and Times of Calvin Klein - Hardcover
From Kirkus Reviews
This unauthorized biography is part riveting empire-building chronicle, part tiresome litany of sexcapades. Gaines has trod much of this territory before in Simply Halston (1991); Churcher is a former Wall Street Journal reporter. Born to a relatively affluent Bronx family, Klein took a job with a Seventh Avenue coat manufacturer, married a local girl, had a baby, and moved to Queens. But when the president of Bonwit Teller fell for a line of Calvin-designed coats and suits, all that changed. Bonwit's hyped him, and other stores lined up to get in on the act. Klein shed his wife and, in the 70's, remade himself into a regular on the Studio 54 and Fire Island scenes, launching a string of affairs with men and women. His daughter was kidnapped but released unharmed. Blue jean sales careened off the charts, helped by those ``Nothing comes between me and my Calvins'' ads featuring Brooke Shields. Klein went on to further success with both underwear and his fragrance, Obsession. As the world around him was
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Calvin Klein (fashion designer)
Calvin Richard Klein (born November 19, 1942) is an American fashion designer. He launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc., in 1968. In addition to clothing, Klein also has given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewelry.[1]
Early life
[change | change source]Klein was born to a Jewish family in The Bronx, New York. He studied fashion in New York City and apprenticed for a suit manufacturer. In 1968, he launched his first company with a childhood friend, Barry K. Schwartz.[2]
In 1974, a tight-fitting signature jeans designed by Klein went on to gross 200,000 US Dollars in their first week of sales.[3] He also became the first designer to receive outstanding design in men's and women's wear award from the CFDA award show in the same year.[4][5][6]
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Calvin Klein
American fashion designer (born 1942)
This article is about the fashion designer. For his company, see Calvin Klein (fashion house).
Calvin Klein | |
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Klein in 2011 | |
| Born | Calvin Richard Klein (1942-11-19) November 19, 1942 (age 82) New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Fashion Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Label | Calvin Klein Inc. |
| Spouses | Jayne Centre (m. 1965; div. 1974)Kelly Rector (m. 1986; div. 2006) |
Calvin Richard Klein (born November 19, 1942) is an American fashion designer who launched the company that later became Calvin Klein Inc., in 1968. In addition to clothing, he also has given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewellery.
Early life and career
Klein was born on November 19, 1942, to an Austro-Hungarian Jewish family in the Bronx, New York City, the son of Flore (née Stern; 1909–2006) and Leo Klein.[1][2] Leo was born in Boiany then in
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