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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Fashion |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Founders | |
| Headquarters | New York City , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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| Products | Apparel, perfume, undergarments, watches, etc. |
| Services | Retailing |
| Revenue |  US$3.78 billion (2022)[1] |
| Parent | PVH (2002–present) |
| Website | calvinklein |
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Calvin Klein Inc. (/klaɪn/) is an American luxury fashion designer retail chain marketing its eponymously branded products worldwide. The company, which became famous for its designer underwear and denim lines in the 1980s, specializes in mass-market ready-to-wear clothing for all genders and age groups as well as leather products, lifestyle accessories and shoes, home furnishings, perfume/cosmetics, eyewear, jewelry and watches in the mid-price segment. Its high-end runway fashion division, which represented the top level of the various Calvin Klein sub-brands, was discontinued in 2019.
The company was founded by designer Calvin Klein and his childhood friend, Barry K. Schwartz, in 1968[2][3] and was acquired by PVH Corp. for a total of $700 million in 2003. It is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City,[4] and has substantial market share in retail and commercial lines around the globe. In 2013, PVH bought Warnaco Group, one of the largest Calvin Klein licensees, for US$2.8 billion. Global retail sales under the Calvin Klein brand, including sales by the label's licensees, amounted to US$9.3 billion in 2022.[5]
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- ^ Lisa Marsh (2003). The House of Klein: Fashion, Controversy, and a Business Obsession. John Wiley & Sons. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-471-45563-9. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
- ^ Smith, Ray A. (July 22, 2018). "Calvin Klein Tests Its Luxury Line's Staying Power". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^ "Calvin Klein unaccessorizes its desk jockeys". The Toronto Star. August 12, 2004.
- ^ "Tommy Hilfiger". PVH. Retrieved December 4, 2023.