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Calvin Klein
Calvin Klein is the American fashion house founded in New York in 1968 by Calvin Klein and Barry Schwartz. Its business spans underwear, denim, ready-to-wear, accessories, fragrance and licensing, and is part of PVH Corp. Veronica Leoni was appointed Creative Director of Collection in 2024, with responsibility for the collection business rather than every licensed Calvin Klein category. The profile preserves that scope and separates her role from historic creative eras and PVH corporate leadership. PVH disclosures cover a multi-brand public company and must not be presented as Calvin Klein collection-only revenue, profit or valuation. This is especially important for a house where licensing and regional businesses can have different owners and reporting boundaries.
- Country
- USA
- Founded
- 1968
- Founder
- Calvin Klein
- Creative lead
- Veronica Leoni
- Ownership
- PVH Corp.
- Revenue scope
- Consolidated PVH Corp.
- Documented milestones
- 4
- Calvin Klein — Co-Founder and Creative Director1968–2003 · house · former · PVH
- Francisco Costa — Women’s Creative Director, Calvin Klein Collection2003–2016 · womenswear · former · CFDA
- Italo Zucchelli — Men's Creative Director2004–2016 · menswear · former · PVH
- Matthieu Blazy — Design Director2016–2019 · all fashion · former · CHANEL
- Pieter Mulier — Design Director, with Raf Simons2016–2019 · all fashion · former · Opéra national de Paris
- Raf Simons — Chief Creative Officer2016–2018 · all fashion · former · Prada Group
- Veronica Leoni — Creative Director of Collection2024–Present · all fashion · current · PVH
- 1968 — Brand foundedCalvin Klein and Barry Schwartz establish the company in New York.
- 1982 — Underwear introducedCalvin Klein enters designer underwear.
- 2003 — PVH acquisitionPVH acquires Calvin Klein.
- 2024 — Leoni appointedVeronica Leoni becomes creative director of Collection.