Calvin
Richard Klein was born November 19, 1942, in the New York Bronx.
Interested in fashion since childhood, a young Klein taught himself
how to sketch and sew, and took his innate design skills with
him to the classrooms of the New York High School of Art and Design.
Klein
then went on the study at the Fashion Institute of Technology
(he won places for both his high school and university studies),
before heading to become a fashion entrepreneur. In 1968, Klein
and childhood friend Barry Schwartz launched an apparel line of
men and women's coats. With Klein's talent for design and Schwartz's
business savvy, Calvin Klein Limited was on its way to molding
the fashion industry. Thanks to his minimalist designs for urban
socialites, provocative advertising, and visionary ideas, Klein
has become a 20th century icon. View this line of quality hanbags
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