In which year did Calvin Klein found his own label?
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He set up in 1968 with Barry Schwartz, in one room of the York Hotel with a rail of coats and dresses.
In which New York borough was Klein born in November 1942?
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He was born in the Bronx on 19 November 1942, the son of a grocer whose family had come from Hungary.
Which company bought Calvin Klein Inc. outright in 2002?
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Phillips-Van Heusen, now PVH Corp, agreed to buy every Calvin Klein entity in December 2002, and still owns the brand.
Which teenage actress fronted the 1980 Calvin Klein jeans campaign?
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The Shields campaign turned designer jeans into a mass-market category and made the label a household name.
Which fragrance did the brand launch in 1994?
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CK One was marketed as a shared scent for men and women and became one of the best-selling fragrances of the decade.
Who was Klein’s business partner from 1968 onwards?
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Schwartz, a friend from the Bronx, put in the founding $10,000 and ran the commercial side for 34 years.
Which New York college did Klein attend?
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He left the Fashion Institute of Technology in 1962 without graduating, and learned the trade on Seventh Avenue instead.
Which product category did the label add in 1982 that became one of its signatures?
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Branded men’s underwear, launched in 1982, became the most imitated thing the company made.
Which Calvin Klein fragrance launched in 1985?
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Obsession in 1985 was followed by Eternity in 1988 and CK One in 1994, the three pillars of the fragrance business.
In which year did Klein stop designing the collections?
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He stepped back from the design studio in 2003, the year after the sale, and has kept a quiet public life since.
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