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3 articles tagged calvin-klein.

Underwear · 11 min read
Calvin Klein vs Tommy Hilfiger: Are You Paying for the Waistband?

Calvin Klein vs Tommy Hilfiger underwear, compared at the seams: one parent company, two different cuts, and a waistband costing more than the cotton on it.
Underwear · 11 min read
How Calvin Klein Sold Sex in 1982

A pole vaulter, a wall on Santorini and a billboard over Times Square. What the 1982 Calvin Klein underwear campaign changed, and what it cost the garment.
Underwear · 4 min read
The White Brief: A Cultural History

The white brief history, from 600 pairs sold in a Chicago blizzard in 1935 to the Y-front joke: why the most mocked garment still sells in huge numbers.