Calvin Klein
The name is licensed to other makers for some or all of what carries it.
Verified Owner backed by a register page, filing or official source we opened.
Checked
Ownership
- 1968 Founded
- Now PVH Corp Operating company A second research pass recorded a different owner
- 2026 Checked
- Kind of name
- Licensed nameThe company that owns the trademark doesn’t necessarily make the product. Quality follows the licensee, not the name.
- Market tier
- Bridge
- Outlet line
- Calvin Klein outlet (Calvin Klein Jeans/Performance/ck one lines)
- Label tells
- Outlet stores carry white-label Calvin Klein sportswear and never the Collection line; ck Calvin Klein (grey label) is the bridge line, Calvin Klein Jeans the denim line.
- Seen at off-price
- Often
- Also appears as
- CK · Calvin Klein Jeans · Calvin Klein Performance
Notes
PVH owns the brand but much North American product was G-III-made for 20 years: G-III's Calvin Klein licences expire on a staggered basis from Dec 2024 to Dec 2027, with outerwear, sportswear, performance and jeanswear already gone and dresses, suits, handbags and swim ending Dec 2026, luggage Dec 2027. Centric Brands makes Calvin Klein kids. Off-price stock from 2023-26 is therefore a mix of G-III and PVH-made product.
A second research pass found
- Owner: Calvin Klein, Inc.
- Kind of name: Runs an outlet line
PVH acquired Calvin Klein Inc. in 2002 and consolidated the jeans/underwear licences by buying Warnaco in 2013. Fragrance is licensed to Coty. G-III's North American women's wholesale licence ends by 2027 and returns to PVH.
Sources
- sec.gov /Archives/edgar/data/821002/000110465926033891/giii-20260131x10k.htm
- businesswire.com /news/home/20251202174560/en/Centric-Brands-Expands-Global-Footprint-With-Strategic-Acquisition
- en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Calvin_Klein_(fashion_house)
- en.wikipedia.org /wiki/PVH_Corp.
- yahoo.com /now/g-iii-apparel-stock-slides-195634467.html