Calvin Klein Collection is the brand name for the costly high-end haute couture designer menswear and womenswear lines from fashion house Calvin Klein. A Calvin Klein advertisement featuring Natalia Vodianova Calvin Klein (born November 19, 1942) is a well-known fashion designer. ...

Designer apparel, dresses, coats, dress shirts, eyewear, footwear and leather goods are sold under this 'black label' line, which represents the top level in the brand pyramid of the various Calvin Klein brands. Image File history File links Calvin_Klein_Collection. ...

Production

From 2008 on, Calvin Klein Collection will be manufactured for Calvin Klein, a wholly owned Phillips Van Heusen (PVH) subsidiary, in a licensing agreement by Warnaco Group, a US American fashion corporation. Until then this license remains with Fingen SpA of Italy. Phillips Van Heusen is noted for dress shirts In 1881, Moses Phillips and his wife Endel began sewing shirts by hand and selling them from pushcarts to local Pottsville, Pennsylvania coal miners. ... The Warnaco Group, Inc. ...

Calvin Klein Collection is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Designers at Calvin Klein Collection

Before the house of Calvin Klein was sold to PVH in late 2002, Mr. Klein himself oversaw the design of the womens and mens collection. After the sale he functioned as a creative consultant for some time and was later released from all duties within the company. A Calvin Klein advertisement featuring Natalia Vodianova Calvin Klein (born November 19, 1942) is a well-known fashion designer. ... Phillips Van Heusen is noted for dress shirts In 1881, Moses Phillips and his wife Endel began sewing shirts by hand and selling them from pushcarts to local Pottsville, Pennsylvania coal miners. ...

The current creative director for Calvin Klein Collection for women is Brazilian-born Francisco Costa who had already worked with Mr. Klein directly before the founder’s departure from the company. Italo Zucchelli, a former Jil Sander and Romeo Gigli designer, had collaborated with Calvin Kleinfor six seasons before he became head designer of the Calvin Klein Collection menswear line in spring 2004. Jil Sander is a German fashion designer known for understated and sleek designs, luxurious fabrics and her perfume line. ... A Calvin Klein advertisement featuring Natalia Vodianova Calvin Klein (born November 19, 1942) is a well-known fashion designer. ...

Calvin Klein Collection is presented bi-annually during the fashion shows in New York (womenswear) and Milan (menswear).

Calvin Klein Collection stores

Currently PVH operates only two stores, in the U.S. and France, under the Calvin Klein Collection brand: Phillips Van Heusen is noted for dress shirts In 1881, Moses Phillips and his wife Endel began sewing shirts by hand and selling them from pushcarts to local Pottsville, Pennsylvania coal miners. ... Motto: E pluribus unum (1789 to present) (Latin: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York, New York Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government • President • Vice President Federal republic...

• 654 Madison Ave., New York (flagship store)
• 53, Avenue Montaigne, Paris

A third store in Dallas' Highland Park was closed after 20 years in mid-2005. Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... The Eiffel Tower, the tallest structure in Paris, has become the international symbol of the city. ... Dallas redirects here. ...

External links

• Calvin Klein Collection home page at the PVH web site
• Calvin Klein Collection womenswear Fall/Winter 2006 at style.com
• Calvin Klein Collection menswear Fall/Winter 2006 at style.com

Sources

• Forbes: Fingen SpA To Produce Calvin Klein Collection (3 Oct 2005)
• PR Newswire: Calvin Klein Collection entrusted to Warnaco (20 Dec 2005)
• New York Magazine: Calvin Klein Collection profile