1. Calvin Richard Klein
November 19, 1942 Bronx, 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 ( )
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
"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. CK for Spring/Summer RTW 2009
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.
“Who’s Who”. Informat. 18 January September 2008.