上周三,美国时尚品牌CalvinKlein(以下简称CK)宣布将关闭其高端成衣时装系列业务,这意味着CK将不再是时装周T台的常客。相反,它将专注于现有的业务,包括牛仔和内衣等大众时尚系列。“可以确定CK205W39NYC的业务即将关闭,”该公司告诉法新社。时尚界评论称,这是CalvinKlein一个时代的终结。此前,CK于1月份宣布关闭了其在纽约曼哈顿麦迪逊大道的CK205W39NYC品牌旗舰店。去年底,该品牌首席创意官拉夫·西蒙斯(RafSimons)离职。该公司在1月份表示,计划重新打造该品牌,并正在寻找继任者。据报道,CK现在决定完全终止该系列,关闭其纽约门店,在纽约和意大利米兰裁员100人。该公司还计划关闭其米兰办事处。一切要从拉夫·西蒙斯出人意料的离职说起。西蒙斯曾经在Dior、JilSander等品牌担任设计师。CK母公司PVH于2016年从迪奥(Dior)“引进”这位比利时设计师,期待重振该品牌。在来到CK后,西蒙斯将其成衣线品牌名称从CKCollection更名为CK205W39NYC。去年,PVHCEO伊曼纽尔·基里科公开表示,“对在CK205W39NYC业务上的投资没有回报感到失望”后不久,西蒙斯选择了离职,提前终止了原定于今年8月结束的合同。一位知情人士向媒体证实,该品牌仍计划为贵宾们设计红毯礼服,并正在寻找一位设计师来负责这一领域以及其他类别的设计工作。目前CK还没有决定是否会在9月的纽约时装周上亮相。该消息人士表示,该品牌“并没有放弃令人向往的产品,而是从另一个角度看待它”。西蒙斯于2016年加入该公司,被赋予对旗下品牌的完全创意控制权,包括CalvinKleinCollection、CalvinKleinPlatinum、CalvinKlein、CalvinKlein牛仔裤、CalvinKlein内衣和CalvinKleinHome,目标是将它们统一在一个愿景下。除了改变成衣线品牌名称,他还与建筑师斯特林·鲁比(SterlingRuby)合作,对其在纽约曼哈顿麦迪逊大道的旗舰店进行了彻底升级改造。西蒙斯的设计和创意指导使该品牌成为纽约时装周最受期待的时装秀之一。他发起了以卡戴珊家族为特色的高调广告推广活动。然而,该公司未能实现老板们所期望的财务业绩。2018年第三季度,税前利润从去年同期的1.42亿美元降至1.21亿美元,而收入同比增长2%,至9.63亿美元。据外媒报道,上周三,CK首席执行官史蒂夫·谢尔曼表示,仍计划创建“梦寐以求”的产品,或将参考和使用同样也是PVH旗下的时尚品牌美国品牌TommyHilfiger的路线。该品牌以其成功的see-now、buy-now模式进军全球市场,举办大型时装秀,与吉吉·哈迪德和赞达亚等明星红人合作。
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TheAmericanfashionbrandCalvinKleinhasannouncedthatitisshuttingitsluxurycollectionsbusiness,meaningCalvinKleinwillnolongerbeafixtureonthefashionweekrunway.Itwillinsteadfocusonitsexistingcategories,includingdenimandunderwear.“IcanconfirmthattheCalvinKlein205W39NYCbusinessisclosing,”thecompanytoldAFP.It’stheendofaneraatCalvinKlein.Thenewscomesafterthebrandshutteredits205W39NYClabelinJanuary,followingthedepartureofitschiefcreativeofficer,RafSimons,thepriormonth.AfterSimons’exit,thecompanysaidinJanuarythatitplannedtorebrandthelineandwaslookingforasuccessor.Itsdecisiontonowterminatethecollectionentirely,aswellascloseitsNewYorkstore,willreportedlyresultin100redundanciesacrossNewYorkandMilaninItaly.TherearealsoplanstocloseitsMilanoffice.ItcomesaftertheunexpecteddepartureofCalvinKlein’screativedirectorRafSimons-formerlyofChristianDiorandJilSander-latelastyear.PVHbroughtinBelgiandesignerfromDiorin2016torevitalizethebrand.Thedesigner,whochangedthecategory’snamefromCalvinKleinCollectiontoCalvinKlein205W39NYC,cutshorthiscontractwhichwasduetoendthisAugustshortlyaftertheCEOofparentcompanyPVHCorp,EmanuelChirico,saidhewas“disappointedbythelackofreturnonourinvestmentsinourCalvinKlein205W39NYChalobusiness.”AsourcefamiliarwiththesituationsaidthatthebrandstillplanstodressVIPsfortheredcarpetandislookingforonepersontotakeondesignresponsibilitiesforthisaswellastheremainingcategories.IthasnotyetbeendecidedifitwillhaveapresenceatNewYorkfashionweekinSeptember.Thesourcesaidthatthebrand“wasn’twalkingawayfromaspirationalproduct,butlookingatitthroughadifferentlens”.Simons,whojoinedthecompanyin2016,wasgiventotalcreativecontrolofitslines,includingCalvinKleinCollection,CalvinKleinPlatinum,CalvinKlein,CalvinKleinJeans,CalvinKleinUnderwearandCalvinKleinHome,withtheobjectivetounifythemunderonevision.Inadditiontochangingthename,hecompletelyrefittedtheMadisonAvenueflagshipinNewYorkinacollaborationwiththearchitectSterlingRuby.Simons’designsandcreativedirectionforthehousesettheagendafortheseason’sfashiontrends,makingthebrandoneofthemostanticipatedshowsofNewYorkfashionweek.Hecreatedhigh-profileadvertisingcampaignsfeaturingtheKardashianfamily.Itissaidtohavefailed,however,todeliverthefinancialresultsbosseswereseeking.Inthethirdquarterof2018,pre-taxearningsfellto$121m,comparedwith$142mforthesameperiodayearearlier,whilerevenuesincreased2%to$963movertheyear.OnWednesday,reportssuggestedthatCalvinKlein’sCEO,SteveShiffman,stillplanstocreate“aspirational”products,possiblyalongthesamelinesasfellowAmericanbrandTommyHilfiger,whichisalsoownedbyPVHCorp.Thecompanytravelstheworldwithitssuccessfulsee-now,buy-nowmodel,staginglarge-scalefashionshowsthatfeaturecollaborationswithhigh-profilecelebritiesincludingGigiHadidandZendaya.
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