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Calvin Klein was born in
1942 in a middle-class Jewish community of the Bronx, New
York. As a teen, Klein loved to draw and study
fashion. He received scholarships for the High School
of Art and Design and the Fashion Institute of Technology.
After graduation, Klein began his own company with the
financial support of his friend and business partner Barry
Schwartz. Bonwit Teller department store scooped up
Klein’s work and displayed it in the store’s most prominent
windows. This lucky break helped pave the way for a
very successful fashion line. |
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Calvin Klein expanded to include
underwear, swimwear, accessories, hosiery, fragrance and eyewear.
Klein’s controversially sexy ad campaigns gained much public
attention. Negative press only helped further expand Klein’s
empire. Numerous fashion awards and countless sales later,
Calvin Klein is the top American fashion house. |
