ck Calvin Klein is a

diffusion line A diffusion line (also known as a bridge line) is a secondary line of merchandise created by a high-end fashion house or fashion designer that retails at lower prices. These ranges are separate from a fashion house's "signature line", or principal ...

Calvin Klein Calvin Richard Klein (born November 19, 1942) is an American fashion designer who launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc., in 1968. In addition to clothing, he also has given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and ...

Activities

ck Calvin Klein apparel is distributed for women and men exclusively through licensing partner Onward Kashiyama in Japan, and through free-standing stores operated by licensee Club 21 in Southeast Asia. Licensing partner G.A.V. is to launch women's apparel under the brand in the U.S. in the Spring of 2005. In 2005, Kashiyama was the ck Calvin Klein

ready-to-wear Ready-to-wear (or ''prêt-à-porter''; abbreviated RTW; "off-the-rack" or "off-the-peg" in casual use) is the term for ready-made garments, sold in finished condition in standardized sizes, as distinct from made-to-measure or bespoke clothing ...

license holder in Japan with retail value of €20 million. In December 2005, the Warnaco Group announced that, in 2006, they would acquire 100% of the shares of the companies that operate the licenses and related wholesale and retail businesses of Calvin Klein Jeans and accessories in Europe and Asia as well as the ck Calvin Klein bridge line of sportswear and accessories in Europe from Fingen SpA, a Florentine holding company, and Euro Cormar SpA for €240 million.

ck watches and jewelry

Watches

ck watches are produced under license by

The Swatch Group The Swatch Group Ltd is a Swiss manufacturer of watches and jewellery. The company was founded in 1983 by the merger of ASUAG Allgemeine Schweizerische Uhrenindustrie AG (ASUAG; French: ''Société Générale de l'Horlogerie Suisse SA'') was t ...

, the world's largest producer of watches.{{Cite web, url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/arieladams/2014/07/31/the-few-big-companies-that-own-most-of-the-major-luxury-watch-brands/, title=The Few Big Companies That Own Most Of The Major Luxury Watch Brands, last=Adams, first=Ariel, work=Forbes, date=31 July 2014, language=en, access-date=5 March 2019 In 2014 the brand was changed from cK watches to Calvin Klein Watches and all new models introduced at Baselworld 2014 had the "Calvin Klein" logo on the dial instead of the CK logo.

Jewelry

ck jewelry are sold in Japan through Vendome Yamada Corp., one of the leading Japanese manufactures and distributors of fashion jewelry. A complementary collection was introduced worldwide outside Japan in 2004 under a license with The Swatch Group.

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