Francisco Costa and Italo Zucchelli to Leave the Company as
Creative Directors of Calvin Klein Collection
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 19, 2016--
Calvin Klein, Inc. today announced a new global creative strategy for
the company, which will unify all Calvin Klein brands
under one creative vision. Francisco Costa, Women’s Creative
Director, Calvin Klein Collection, and Italo Zucchelli, Men’s
Creative Director, Calvin Klein Collection, will be leaving the company.
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Francisco Costa (Photo: Business Wire)
The strategy comes as part of a global evolution in the direction of the Calvin
Klein brand, which began with the reacquisition of its jeans and
underwear businesses in 2013. As the company continues to build itself
into a $10 billion global retail sales business, this undertaking will
further solidify the brand’s positioning worldwide and pave the way for
future long-term global growth. The new brand direction will ultimately
follow one creative vision across all categories of the business. An
announcement will be made in due course.
Steve Shiffman, CEO of Calvin Klein, Inc. said, “This creative
strategy marks the beginning of another significant chapter in Calvin
Klein’s brand legacy since Mr. Klein’s retirement. I would like to
thank Francisco and Italo for their unwavering commitment to the Calvin
Klein brand and their accomplishments over the past decade. They
have both contributed immensely to making Calvin Klein a global
leader in the fashion industry, and they have done so with dedication,
focus and creativity.”
Calvin Klein, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PVH Corp. [NYSE: PVH],
is one of the leading fashion design and marketing studios in the world.
It designs and markets women’s and men’s designer collection apparel and
a range of other products that are manufactured and marketed through an
extensive network of licensing agreements and other arrangements
worldwide. Product lines under the various Calvin Klein brands
include women’s dresses and suits, men's dress furnishings and tailored
clothing, men’s and women's sportswear and bridge and collection
apparel, golf apparel, jeanswear, underwear, fragrances, eyewear,
women’s performance apparel, hosiery, socks, footwear, swimwear,
jewelry, watches, outerwear, handbags, small leather goods, and home
furnishings (including furniture). For more information, please visit
calvinklein.com.
With a heritage going back over 130 years, PVH Corp. has excelled at
growing brands and businesses with rich American heritages, becoming one
of the largest apparel companies in the world. We have over 30,000
associates operating in over 40 countries with over $8 billion in 2015
revenues. We own the iconic Calvin Klein, Tommy
Hilfiger, Van Heusen, IZOD, ARROW, Speedo*, Warner’s and Olga brands
and market a variety of goods under these and other nationally and
internationally known owned and licensed brands.
*The Speedo brand is licensed for North America and the Caribbean in
perpetuity from Speedo International, Ltd.
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strategies, objectives, expectations and intentions of PVH Corp. and its
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information, future events or otherwise.
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Calvin Klein, Inc.
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