Calvin Klein is an American fashion designer who is wildly known around the world for the different clothing lines that he has created among these include women's apparel and also men's apparel, under-wear and denim wear.
Calvin Richard Klein was born in New York city in an area called Bronx which is found in the United States of America in the year 1942 on the 19th of November.
He was the middle child of his two siblings and his father who owned a grocery in Harlem, was originally from Hungary.
Calvin Klein's mother was a home maker and she loved visiting the tailoring workshop of her mother who was divorced. This helped shape up the interest of Calvin Klein in clothes and design industry.
While still in his youthful age, Calvin Klein started doing fashion sketches and later on he went to attend The Highschool of Industrial Arts and Arts Students League. In the year 1963, Calvin Klein graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology.
After graduating from the school of fashion, Calvin Klein worked in very many industry jobs before he decided to start his own label. In the year 1968, Calvin and his friend at childhood called Barry Schwartz decided to work together and become business partners.
This was the time when Schwartz took over the family grocery business from his father and therefore he decided to offer $10,000 to Calvin Klein so that he could be able to start the fashion label. At the beginning, Calvin Klein rented a small showroom where he worked from.
Later on, Calvin Klein secured a deal with a department store called Bonwit Teller when he came into contact with one of it's buyers. Calvin Klein was able to get millions of sales in a year as a result of the exposure that he did get from Teller and the consumer demand.
Calvin Klein first focused on women's coats and coordinates and then decided to branch out into other women's apparell that looked minimalist and then later on they started making menswear and also the jeans.
Calvin Klein's brand has also been known for the underwear of men and the perfumes that they do work on.
In 2003, Calvin Klein alongside his friend Schwartz decided to sell the company to a company called Phillips-Van Heusen corporation for about $430 million dollars which was in both cash and also stock with it's limited royalty deals that were available.
In the year 2016, Raf Simmons was appointed as the chief creative officer of Calvin Klein as a brand where he served as the unified head for the divisions that it does have.
Calvin Klein generated alot of publicity for the advertising campaigns that they have been running as a result of their sexually provocative nature most especially the campaigns that have been targeting young people out there.
Among the people who criticised the adverts was former President Bill Clinton and also his wife Hillary Clinton. Calvin Klein remains a strong brand around the world that is enjoyed by many fashion conscious people.
Calvin Klein is an inspiration to all the youths around the world who are planning to start off their journey into the world of fashion.
He clearly shows that you can achieve your goals when you do work hard and consistently move towards your goals and dreams.
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