Calvin Klein Celebrates 40 Years of Scandals
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Calvin Klein, the designer as famous for his controversial ad campaigns as he is for his fashion brand, celebrated 40 years in kiddie porn the industry this weekend.

Now would be the proper time to raise a glass to cultural icon and reflect on all the fun gossip he's given the media over the years. To Calvin, and his love of naked, underage boys!

 
The Kiddie Underwear Ads: In 1995, Klein perfected the art of shock advertising by promoting his line of undergarments using underage models — some as young as 15, as was the case when Brooke Shields famously cooed, "Wanna know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing." Obviously this was greeted with a not-so-great reaction by media watchdogs, which led to the ads being pulled in some places, but giving Klein mucho press exposure.
 
The Homosexual Agenda: Even before Marky Mark appeared in one of Klein's ads holding his junk (this was WAY before his respectable Wahlberg days), stories began to leak out about Calvin objectifying and feminizing men to sell his clothing. Valid argument, but you could always counter by saying, if anything, Klein was guilty for pioneering the current incarnation of metrosexual.
 
Anorexia Nervosa Chic: Of course the easiest way to sell clothing is to sell the image. In the fashion industry it's referred to as "creating aspirations," but some party-poopers will always refer to it as "giving girls an unhealthy body image." Klein is not a fan of plus-sized models; he and Kate Moss pioneered the modern "waif" look, which led to speculation about Moss' eating disorder. An eating disorder, btw, that she's finally owned up to.
 
Personal Life: It's not just Calvin's ad campaigns that have kept him in the papers, as the man himself has had more than his share of personal scandals. In 1978 his daughter Marci was abducted on the way to school, and returned for a ransom. He's been married and divorced twice, but still managed to get into a little trouble with some pool boys up in the Hamptons awhile back, not to mention the man's straight-up love for nose candy. Now, at 65 years old, Klein has become one with his brand's model, which is "always looking forward and always taking a chance." Coincidentally, that is also the West Village's AA slogan.
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