“Spring 2012 is about bold minimalism,” says Kevin Carrigan, and that’s the way he dressed actors Ananda Everingham, Chakrit Yamnam, Chermarn Boonyasak, Khemanit Jamikorn and Virithipa Pakdeeprasong for the grand reopening of the Calvin Klein store at CentralWorld last week.
The “global creative director” of ck Calvin Klein, Calvin Klein and Calvin [...]
Male and female models stood on elevated platforms as customers gawked at them and the modern architecture – lots of room, posh lighting, stainless steel, crisp white glass, lacquered surfaces, limestone floor.
An elongated glass storefront held an oversized light-box of Calvin Klein ads starring supermodels Liu Wen and Lara Stone.
“Minimalism can take [...]
Update your wardrobe with women’s workwear range from Next.
UK based fashion brand Next have a fabulous women’s tailoring range perfect for updating your working wardrobe. From stylish work dresses to summer blouses, ladies can browse the gorgeous range of tailoring designed with fashion and functionality in mind.
From high waisted to boot [...]
Zoe Saldana: ‘There’s Just Not Enough Diversity On Magazine Covers.
She’s the female star of the highest grossing movie of all time (James Cameron’s “Avatar”), and the female lead in J.J. Abrams’ popular “Star Trek” franchise. She’s also a Calvin Klein underwear model and she’s been romantically linked to the Sexiest Man Alive (actor Bradley Cooper).
With [...]
Traveling pants
Chris Collins, the former Erie County executive now running for Congress, decided he needed a couple of pairs of jeans to wear on the campaign trail in the district’s rural parts.
The wealthy businessman can afford to buy designer jeans at any high-end clothing store.
So where did he get them? BJ’s Wholesale [...]
A good sport.
Talk about taking things in stride.
East Aurora Village Trustee Patrick Shea certainly did so.
In last week’s Off Main Street, we wrote of the debate about how certain signs look in East Aurora. Village Trustee Ernest Scheer, who had complained about Dunkin Donuts’ signs, backed off his criticism, quipping that he’s [...]
Former Calvin Klein boy toy collared for penthouse beatdown.
Calvin Klein’s former boy toy was busted in his Greenwich Street penthouse early Tuesday after he allegedly punched another man in the face, sources said.Nicholas Gruber, 22, was hanging out in his luxury pad with the 20-year-old man before the fight broke out about [...]
Calvin Klein flies troubled ex to $35,000 a month Arizona rehab on private jet.
CALVIN Klein sent his troubled paramour Nick Gruber to rehab by private jet this week.
Sources said that Gruber, 22, knew he was headed to rehab – arranged and paid for by his older, multimillionaire on-off boyfriend – before he [...]
Calvin Klein Launch Official Tumblr With Hanneli Mustaparta as Contributor!
Chatting with the hottest designer of the moment (hello, Mary Katranzou), discovering an under-the-radar new brand like Huishan Zhan and pumping the streets during Fashion Weeks, our Tumblr reveals exactly what Grazia’s Fashion Editor, Sophie Ferguson Jones, gets up to. [...]
Brazilian fashion often conjures up images of barely-there swimwear and over-the-top color schemes.But Macy’s is bringing a different version to its stores via one of the fashion world’s biggest names: Francisco Costa.
Costa, women’s creative director of Calvin Klein Collection, brought his eye for minimalism and shape to his “Brasil: A Magical [...]
First look: Macy’s Brasil collection.
Asked what aspiring designers need to know most, in terms of business, Carrigan said he regularly comes across students who “want to be designer by tomorrow”.
“I’ve been in the business for 20 years, working on different projects that broadened me as an artist and yet also as a [...]
Freddie Ljungberg: Calvin Klein advert made my nightclub life hell.
Former Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg has told how he was groped by women in nightclubs following his famous Calvin Klein underwear advert.
The ex-Swedish international, who also played for West Ham, told the Huffington Post how women would frequently come up to him and [...]
Calvin Klein For Macy’s By Francisco Costa: See The Look Book.
Rejoice! A new collaboration is among us!
Except… well, Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein for Macy’s is hard to get excited over. New pics of the capsule collection, which hits stores on May 15, show very Costa-y styles: clean lines, muted hues, straight hemlines [...]
EXO-K’s Kai Exposes Sexy Abs in Calvin Klein Jeans Pictorial.
Recently, Calvin Klein Jeans revealed promotional pictorials featuring members of EXO-K: Kai, Se Hun, and Baek Hyun. Under the fierce sunlight, the three members of EXO-K expressed boyish freedom of a road trip at the beach.
In the revealed pictures, Kai, Se Hun, and Baek Hyun are [...]
Footballer and ‘massive gay icon’ Freddie Ljungberg is
revealed as a favourite to star in the next series of CBB.
Fans have already seen him in his underwear, but now they could get the chance to see Freddie Ljungberg on the small screen.
The 34-year-old footballer is rumoured to be one of Channel Five’s favourites for [...]
Calvin Klein goes easy on the shape and the eyes.
Calvin Klein designs have long been known for their razor-sharp lines, but the label’s creative director Francisco Costa seems to have a knack for curves, too.
His fall collection presented Thursday as one of the last major shows of New York Fashion Week ended [...]
Calvin Klein Offshoot CK One to Launch Cosmetics Line.
The phrase “affordable designer cosmetics” may sound like an oxymoron, but it’s a goal that CK One hopes to meet with its new cosmetics line. The company, which is an offshoot of Calvin Klein, has been around for 18 years and is making the [...]
PVH’s Calvin Klein To Buy Back European License For ck Apparel.
PVH Corp.’s (PVH) Calvin Klein Inc. unit will exercise its rights to reacquire the existing license agreements from Warnaco Group Inc. (WRC) to distribute and sell ck Calvin Klein apparel and accessories in Europe, effective 2013.
Financial terms weren’t disclosed.
Calvin Klein predicted the [...]
VIKTOR & ROLF
Victorian midnight was the theme in a romantic collection from Viktor & Rolf, strong on evening wear, high-collared furs and even the odd “bed wear” piece.
A moon shone from the backdrop of human figurines — the doll is a recurrent motif in the Dutch designers’ repertoire — adding to the [...]
VIVIENNE WESTWOOD
London”, the title of Vivienne Westwood costume-design inspired collection, had it all: Elizabethan corsets, Sherlock Holmes tweed, scholars’ gowns and even a model cycling down the catwalk.
It was said to channel 17th century Britain but saw models stomping around some 400 years of fashion history — all in contemporary black [...]
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER
Jean Paul Gaultier fused 1980s graffiti prints with the style of cult rock band Velvet Underground in his slickly executed fall-winter offering.
The designer sent down the catwalk revamped versions of the boxy bomber — once worn by the group — with bands, zippers and gothic hairstyling adding a punky [...]
A touch of nostalgia at Paris Fashion Week.
Fashion delved into past times for inspiration on Saturday, conjuring up nostalgic ready-to-wear collections that journeyed back years to the structured gilding of the Restoration and the high collars of the 19th century via a splash of punk.
British fashion icon Vivienne Westwood, whose collection [...]
Paris Fall 2012 Fashion Week: Are Designers Bashing Women?
It’s dangerous pop psychology to talk about which designers “like” women and which ones do not, but it’s certainly fair to have a conversation about respect when Rick Owens mounts a runway show that features women wearing cagelike masks, emerging from a flaming backdrop, [...]
Earlier this year, BoF announced the launch of Elevator Pitch, a recurring feature that will showcase one exceptional fashion-technology start-up per month and provide valuable feedback from a panel of fashion, technology and investment experts, as well as the BoF community. Today, we are pleased to present our first Elevator Pitch [...]
What market does it address and how big is this market?
Bridal apparel is the most lucrative segment of the Indian designer wear market, making up 50-70 percent of a designer’s revenue. The Indian wedding industry is a $20 billion a year market, growing at 25 percent annually. Non-resident Indians contribute approximately 40 [...]
Who are the team that will make your idea a reality?
Although Couture Rani was launched as a solo venture, the business was incubated by the Strategic Technology and Design Management class at the Pratt Institute in New York and was advised by Monte Gibbs, a digital media strategist and web technologist who [...]
Kirsten Green, Founder, Forerunner Ventures, New York
“Gina, this is a well-thought-out business idea. You have identified a shopping challenge that stands to be addressed by your vision and an attractive business model: pre-order fashion. Compelling factors support the idea: large target market, proprietary product and sourcing relationships, and a clear value [...]
Ben Lerer, Founder, Thrillist and Steve Schlafman, Principal, Lerer Ventures, New York
“Gina, it shows that you’ve spent a considerable amount of time thinking about the market, the customer and the solution. I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t know the Indian luxury market, but the success of companies like Exclusively [...]
Rachel Shechtman, Founder, Cube Ventures, New York
“While I really like the idea of this business, I must confess I am unfamiliar with this particular market. However, your value proposition combined with a well-designed, clean user experience is a great start! I wonder if adding luxury accessories would add both incremental sales [...]
Imran Amed, Founder and Editor, The Business of Fashion, London
“I like the aesthetic and approach that you are using to address what is a clear opportunity in the Indian bridal market, which is valued in the billions of dollars. However, these trips to India are not just about the transactional purchasing of [...]
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Now, it’s time for the BoF community to offer their thoughts on Couture Rani. What do you think about the business and its potential? And what advice would you give its founder, Gina Mathew?
If you have a promising business idea in the fashion-technology space or are already working on a start-up and [...]
Good knowledge of business and design talent combined the spirit of Barry Schwartz’s friends and Calvin Klein. And in 1968, was born one of the most well-known fashion house – Calvin Klein. Throughout his life, the two friends worked constantly, developing more and new directions. The embedded hard work of designers, natural beauty and brevity [...]
Let’s see the financial side of Fashion Week in New York
Cash expenditure of the people at New York Fashion Weeks are discussed often enough. But if they bring financial benefits the city, until now a wide circle was not known.
The company IMG, who organize the event, commissioned a study to determine how useful [...]
Advertising campaign for the new collection «Calvin Klein Swimwear 2011»
Finally, the famous fashion house «Calvin Klein» presented to us by the charming pictures of the new advertising campaign called «Calvin Klein Swimwear 2011″.
Face and body care line of swim apparel «Calvin Klein» This year was the sexy and sleek super model named [...]
Some designers in their intraseasonal «Resort 2012″ collections involve many colors, experimenting with silhouettes, proportions, prints, but the creative director of fashion house «Calvin Klein», Francisco Costa, does not change its no longer a passing whim – minimalism.
At the level of habit, and a great talented designer adheres steadfastly neutral monochrome [...]
The famous fashion house «Calvin Klein» recently presented his new variation of the popular perfume «Euphoria», launched in 2005. Fresh and new fragrance in 2011 called «Forbidden Euphoria», which translates to English as “Forbidden euphoria.”
Every year since 2005 and with the exception of 2010, «Calvin Klein» delighted his fans with new versions of great perfume, [...]
Lara Stone face of a new collection of underwear The Naked Glamour by Calvin Klein
A new brand advertising campaign was shot in New York photographer Patrick Demarchelier. Her black-and-white images imbued with typical Calvin Klein orientation.
Tom Murry, president and chief executive officer of Calvin Klein Inc. described the promotional photos of Lara Stone, as beautiful [...]