Designer: Calvin Klein Date: February 13, 2018 Location: American Stock Exchange Financial District Jewish? The founder, Calvin Klein, is, but current creative director, Raf Simons, is not. When a designers sets out to create a collection for the new season, he or she will always begin with an idea or source of inspiration. But rare…
Labor Day weekend is over, the air has not yet crisped and the last vestiges of summer desperately claws on, screaming hot air as it takes its last dying breath. In other words, it’s New York Fashion Week. When hordes of stylish men and women from around the world will descend on these asphalt streets,…
Insta, Insta on my phone, who’s the most popular of them all? Designers and models in the fashion world know that selling your clothes is one thing, but selling a lifestyle is a whole other ballgame. Having a strong social media game plan to appeal to the average shopper is key and no platform is…
Despite the reported confusion and last-minute panic caused by this year’s theme (the rich and famous apparently missed the boat on CBGB), the Met Gala red carpet was all glitz and glam for “Punk: Chaos to Couture.” From Sarah Jessica Parker’s mohawk headdress, to Madonna’s (granted, not Jewish, but would like to be) ACDC-like schoolboy…
Calvin Klein’s Spring 2013 line was on display last week at the New York Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Klein has one of the most recognizable and profitable brands in the world, but he started off with very little. Born in the Bronx to Jewish Hungarian parents, Klein started his fashion line by opening a coat shop…
While some Haredim in Jerusalem have succeeded in getting images of women removed from public advertising there, the Orthodox community in North London has had less luck on that front. In London, it is not all women’s images they find offensive, but rather those of Calvin Klein models wearing nothing but their skimpy underwear on…
Forget designer showrooms in the Garment District, modish stores on Madison Avenue, and the latest haute couture from Paris. The stylish place to be last night was at the 92nd Street Y to hear Calvin Klein speak. Most know the Jewish fashion designer as a name on a fragrance bottle or a logo emblazoned on…
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