At his fashion show after-party at the Lion, Francisco Costa said, “Calvin once told me something brilliant; he said, ‘It’s not about right or wrong, it’s about the right time or the wrong time.’” Well, today was the right time for Costa. He’s been practicing his brand of architectural minimalism for seasons. Now that the fashion world…
Today’s Calvin Klein Collection show began with a musical composition and light show by Alva Noto (a.k.a. Carsten Nicolai) specially conceived for the occasion. The room went dark and spotlights that looked vaguely like stacked vertebrae pulsated to the rhythm of the soundtrack. It was a fittingly conceptual beginning for Francisco Costa’s Fall lineup, which was pared down…
Calvin Klein is one of the most famous American fashion designers. His biography is as follows: Born in 1942 in The Bronx, he in an alumnus of New York’s High School of Art and Design as well as the Fashion Institute of Technology (also in New York). Before attending these schools, however, he taught himself how to sew and…