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Calvin Klein | |
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| Born | Calvin Richard Klein (1942-11-19) November 19, 1942 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Residence | Southampton, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Fashion Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
Label(s) | Calvin Klein Inc. |
| Spouse(s) | Jayne Centre (m. 1965; div. 1974) Kelly Rector (m. 1986; div. 2006) |
| Children | Marci Klein |
| Parent(s) | Flore Stern Klein Leo Klein |
Calvin Richard Klein (born November 19, 1942) is an American fashion designer who launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc., in 1968. In addition to clothing, he also has given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewelry.
Contents
1 Early years
2 Personal life
3 Awards
4 Other
5 Filmography
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Early years
Klein was born to a Hungarian Jewish family in The Bronx, the son of Flore (née Stern) and Leo Klein.[1] Leo had immigrated to New York from Hungary, while Flore was born in the United States to an immigrant from Austria and an American dentist.[1]
Klein went to Isobel Rooney Middle School 80 (M.S.80) as a child. He attended the High School of Art and Design in Manhattan and matriculated at, but never graduated from, New York's Fashion Institute of Technology, receiving an honorary doctorate in 2003. He did his apprenticeship in 1962 at an oldline cloak-and-suit manufacturer, Dan Millstein,[citation needed] and spent five years designing at other New York City shops. In 1968, he launched his first company with a childhood friend,[2]Barry K. Schwartz.[2][3]
Klein was one of several design leaders raised in the Jewish immigrant community in the Bronx, along with Robert Denning and Ralph Lauren. He became a protégé of Baron de Gunzburg,[3] through whose introductions he became the toast of the New York elite fashion scene even before he had his first mainstream success with the launch of his first jeans line. He was immediately recognized for his talent after his first major showing at New York Fashion Week. He was hailed as the new Yves Saint Laurent, and was noted for his clean lines.
Personal life
Klein married Jayne Centre, a textile designer, in 1964.[4] They have a daughter, Marci,[5] who currently works as Talent Producer for NBC's Saturday Night Live. They divorced in 1974.[4] In September 1986 Klein married his assistant, Kelly Rector, in Rome while they were on a buying trip in Italy.[4] She later became a well-known socialite photographer. After separating in 1996, they divorced in April 2006 after 20 years of marriage.[3][6] In 2003, Klein bought an ocean-front estate in Southampton, New York on Long Island[3] and demolished it to build a US$75 million glass-and-concrete mansion.[7] Calvin Klein dated former pornography star Nicholas Gruber before the pair separated in 2012.[8] Klein is a supporter of the U.S. Democratic Party, having given over $250,000 to candidates and PACs since 1980.[9]
Awards
In 1974, Klein designed the tight-fitting signature jeans that would go on to gross $200,000 in their first week of sales.[10] In that same year he also became the first designer to receive outstanding design in men’s and women’s wear from the CFDA award show.[citation needed] In 1983, he was placed on the International Best Dressed List.[11] Also in 1981, 1983 and 1993, he received an award from Councils of Fashion Designs of America.[12][citation needed]
Other
Klein made a cameo appearance in Season 3, Episode 15 ("The Bubble"), of the television series 30 Rock.[13] A fictionalized version of him also appears in Season 4, Episode 13 ("The Pick"), of the television series Seinfeld.
Filmography
The Emperor's New Clothes: An All-Star Illustrated Retelling of the Classic Fairy Tale 1998 (voice)
See also
- LGBT culture in New York City
References
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ISBN 9780471478959 | Publisher: Wiley Publication date: 5/4/2004
^ ab Chevalier, Michel (2012). Luxury Brand Management. Singapore: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-17176-9.
^ abcd "Calvin j". Citylife.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
^ abc Gross, Michael. "The Latest Calvin". Originally New York magazine. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
^ "Calvin Klein". Vogue. 2008-04-22. Archived from the original on 18 July 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
^ "AT LAST, A BABY FOR KELLY AT 50". PageSix.com. The New York Post. August 28, 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
^ Daily Mail, Billionaire Lane: From fashion designers to real estate tycoons and Wall Street financiers. Meet those who live on the East Coast's most exclusive 5-mile stretch with a private beach and helipad CHARLENE ADAMS, May 23, 2015
^ Shayna Jacobs and Rocco Parascandola (March 15, 2019). "Model, ex-gay porn star who dated Calvin Klein busted in Manhattan for vicious frying pan assault". New York Daily News. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
^ [1] Archived December 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ Morgan, Philippa. "Calvin Klein: How the Fashion Phenomenon Kept His Cool". Vogue. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
^ "Introducing the International Best-Dressed List 2016 Hall of Fame". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
^ CFDA. "CFDA Fashion Awards". Retrieved 2016-08-11.
^ Odell, Amy (2009-01-23). "Victoria Beckham Now in Russian Vogue; Calvin Klein Spotted at 30 Rock". New York. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
External links
- Info and photos related to Calvin Klein at askmen.com
- Calvin Klein talks trends on VOGUE.COM
- Calvin Klein’s bio at informat.com
- The Biography Channel
- Some History and Background on Calvin Klein
- Calvin Klein — a modern fashion icon
- People magazine, January 18,1982. Calvin Klein, King of clothes
- The Latest Calvin by Michael Gross, NY Magazine August 8, 1988
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