Born in 1942, Calvin Klein is an American fashion designer. In 1968 he opened a coat store in New York City's York Hotel., eventually becoming world-renowned for his jeans and underwear, in particular. In the 1980s he began to launch his line of best-selling fragrances, including CK One, CK Be, Eternity, Escape, Euphoria, and CK IN2U (fragrances for both male and female).