Calvin Klein 2005 Summer CollectionWritten by Sher Matsen
Calvin Klein – a name we all recognize and a designer who is world renowned for his fabulous fashions. So how did Calvin Klein come to be.? As a young boy in 1940s Calvin was already pre-occupied with designing and sketching fashions for women. The boy grew into a young man earning scholarships to both New York High School of Art and Design; and Fashion Institute of Technology. This was at a time when America was just beginning to develop its own originality and uniqueness. Eventually he teamed with his childhood friend Barry Scwartz Their very first products were coats for women and men. From coats to ready to wear women’s sportswear with clean lines that were simple and effective. Then came men’s fragrances, underwear, and designer jeans. Designer jeans that anyone could afford was a new idea and it very quickly took over jean market. Soon men’s shorts became sexy and a desirable market was created. Then when it was least expected Calvin Klein launched Obsession, Eternity, Escape, ck One, and Contradiction; all household words of fragrance, all obsessions in their own time. CK Be was created by Calvin Klein in 1996 and features a fresh oriental woody fragrance that blends musk, mandarin, magnolia, peach, sandalwood, mint, lavender, bergamot, and juniper berry making it a memorable fragrance for both men and women. In 1996 CK unisex fragrance took market by storm. Calvin Klein was youngest designer to be awarded Coty Award – not just once but for several years -1973, 1974,1975, 1982, 1983 and 1986, Calvin Klein also won Council of Fashion Designers of America Award for outstanding design in both women’s wear and men’s wear.
| | Calvin Klein 2005 Summer CollectionWritten by Sher Matsen
Calvin Klein – a name we all recognize and a designer who is world renowned for his fabulous fashions. So how did Calvin Klein come to be.? As a young boy in 1940s Calvin was already pre-occupied with designing and sketching fashions for women. The boy grew into a young man earning scholarships to both New York High School of Art and Design; and Fashion Institute of Technology. This was at a time when America was just beginning to develop its own originality and uniqueness. Eventually he teamed with his childhood friend Barry Scwartz Their very first products were coats for women and men. From coats to ready to wear women’s sportswear with clean lines that were simple and effective. Then came men’s fragrances, underwear, and designer jeans. Designer jeans that anyone could afford was a new idea and it very quickly took over jean market. Soon men’s shorts became sexy and a desirable market was created. Then when it was least expected Calvin Klein launched Obsession, Eternity, Escape, ck One, and Contradiction; all household words of fragrance, all obsessions in their own time. CK Be was created by Calvin Klein in 1996 and features a fresh oriental woody fragrance that blends musk, mandarin, magnolia, peach, sandalwood, mint, lavender, bergamot, and juniper berry making it a memorable fragrance for both men and women. In 1996 CK unisex fragrance took market by storm. Calvin Klein was youngest designer to be awarded Coty Award – not just once but for several years -1973, 1974,1975, 1982, 1983 and 1986, Calvin Klein also won Council of Fashion Designers of America Award for outstanding design in both women’s wear and men’s wear.
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