designer fashions—polo shirts with logos, jeans with designer names embroidered on back pockets. In fact, designer labels can be found on virtually every kind of apparel. This was not always the case; prior to the 1970s, designer fashions were found only in the most exclusive stores. But Calvin Klein changed all that. Calvin seemed to have a knack for fashion even as a child. Sometimes he would help his friends buy clothes. It was natural for Calvin to consider fashion as a career, and he studied