Calvin Klein was born November 19, 1942, in the Bronx, New York. As a teenager, Klein developed a propensity to innovate and design his fashions. Frequently he would spend countless hours sketching women in suits and dresses. Soon after he graduated from the High School of Art and Design, Klein studied apparel design at Manhattan's preeminent Fashion Institute of Technology. Here he met fellow student Jayne Centre who later on became his wife in 1964, two years after Klein completed his course work.
In 1968 Calvin Klein set out to open up his own company. With the little money he has he commissioned a local seamstress to make him a few coats and dresses. A merchandise manager from Bonwit Teller, took a liking in Klein's collection at a showroom, and within weeks, the chic department store purchased $50,000 worth of Klein's clothing and dressed plastic models with his clothing in eight of their coveted windows. Shortly after, Klein introduced a new line of designer sportswear.
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