Calvin Klein, a brand that recently made waves with an ad campaign featuring the actor Jeremy Allen White in nothing but his underwear, is getting a little more buttoned up.
On Thursday, it announced it would restart its high-end Collection business under a new creative director, Veronica Leoni, along with a return to the runway — and, perhaps, to its former position as a tentpole of New York Fashion Week.
Ms. Leoni will be the first named designer Calvin Klein has had in five years and the first woman to lead the house.
She is one of the few women to be appointed to the top of the creative side of a major brand in the last year, when most of the big jobs have been given to white men.
Calvin Klein reported 2023 revenues of $3.9 billion, a growth of only 3 percent.
Persons:
Calvin Klein, Jeremy Allen White, Veronica Leoni, Ms, Leoni, Valentino, Alexander McQueen, Moschino
Organizations:
New York