Calvin Richard Klein

• born November 19, 1942, in The Bronx, New York

• Developed a passion for fashion and drawing at age of 14

EDUCATION

• Attanded the High school of Art and Design, gratuaded from it when he was 18

• Studied at Manhattan’s Fashion Institute of Technology, but never graduated

RELATIONSHIPS• Remarried – Kelly Rector,

a wealthy New York socialite and photographer

• Divorced in 2006.

• Was in relationship with Nick Gruber beginning in 2010.

• They separated in April 2012. when Gruber entered rehab

• First wife was Jayne Centre

• They were both fashion students at FIT

• They married in September 1964.

• Daughter Marci, now is a successful television producer

• He divorced Jayne after 10 years

BUSINESS• Launched his own

clothing company with childhood friend Barry Schwartz

• With Klein’s designs and Schwartz’s financialbacking, a fashion empire was born

• He’s been designing sportswear since the 1970s

• The first Calvin Klein jeans were introduced in 1972

• Started selling his own CK brand underwear when he was 40

SPRING/SUMMER 2013SPORTSWEAR

JEANSSPRING 2013

UNDERWEAR2013

PARFUMES

• Sinece the late 80s• First: Obsession and Eternity• Recent Euphoria, 2007.• Others includeTruth and Crave, which was

designed for men• CK One for women and men • Eternity aqua, Beauty, CK Free, CK One

Shock, Sheer Beauty, Forbidden Euphoria, Encounter, Dark Obsession

FAMOUS PEOPLE HE HAS WORKED WITH

• With model Kate Moss

• Designed clothes for many stars including Julia Roberts, Gwyneth Paltrow and Helen Hunt

• Worked with Brooke Shields, who, aged 15, modeld his jeans with the famous line ‘nothing comes between me and my Calvins’

COSMETICS

• since the 1990s

• launched his own CK brand cosmetics and make-up at the age of 55

• only sold in the best department stores such as Harrods, in London, and Bloomingdales in New York

Calvin Klein has been awarded

• Coty Award - 1973,1974,1975

• Council of Fashion Designers of America Award - 1982,1983,1986

• CDFA (Council for Fashion Designers of America) award - 1993

• America's Best Designer of 1993 Award.