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Calvin Klein
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About Calvin Klein
Calvin Richard Klein is an American fashion designer. In 1968, he launched the company that later became Calvin Klein. In addition to clothing, he has also given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewellery.
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Calvin KleinI love women. I'm trying to do beautiful things with them. I'm not trying to insult them. My life is not about that.
I don't trust a lot of journalists.
I don't dwell on success. Maybe that's one reason I'm successful.
We're not doing outrageous fashion I make sports clothes that are relatively conservative, clothes that everyone wears.
I'm not a politician and don't want any part of politics.
Some people feel that what we're doing makes no sense, that it's just a waste of money. But it's working.
What we're doing is fun - if you have any sense of humor at all!
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When I get into bed at night, I hope I don't get into it alone!
When I started the business, I hardly went home. I became very driven about work and about my career.
People in their 70s can still have incredible lives. Health is the most important thing.
I'm not a drug addict. My wild period wasn't about drugs it was about sexual freedom.
I won't allow myself to have tremendous fear.
No 27-year-old has the experience to run a company that does a quarter of a billion dollars a year in sales.
People who run a ready-to-wear company are businessmen rather than production or design people.
There has been a change in men's attitudes toward their clothes. Men are more aware of fashion they're not afraid of it.
When I started the business, I hardly went home. I became very driven about work and about my career.
I'm in a business where no one cares about anything except how well your last collection sold.
The best thing is to look natural, but it takes makeup to look natural.
When I get into bed at night, I hope I don't get into it alone!