Overview
Calvin Klein Collection is one of several Calvin Klein brands owned by Calvin Klein Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Phillips Van Heusen (PVH). PVH describes the Collection as "the most prestigious and luxurious brand, setting the tone of elegance and modern sophistication for all of the other Calvin Klein brands."
Collection women's dresses retail at about US$700–1,400, but can cost up to $3,000 or more. A men's suit enters at around US$1,300. These prices are significantly higher than those for comparable, mass-produced items in the company's sportswear lines.
Calvin Klein Collection clothing is presented bi-annually during the New York Fashion Week (womenswear) and Milan Fashion Week (menswear). For the fall/winter 2009-10 shows at New York Fashion Week in February 2009, "as a one-off event" and at the occasion of the brand's 40th anniversary, Calvin Klein Collection menswear returned to New York City "after years of showing in Milan". The spring/summer 2010 collection was shown in Milan again as it had always been clear that “the brand plans to return to the runway in Milan for future shows”.
The label sewn into the clothes used to be off-white with black characters until fall 2004. Presently, it is black with a tonal logotype as shown above. The signature font has not changed.
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