Calvin Klein Eyewear

Calvin Klein eyewear manages to surprise and delight in every new season.  The recent Calvin Klein brand collection, at first glance, seems conventional.  But when you look closer at the styling, detailing, and craftsmanship, you see that the quality inherent in the Calvin Klein wardrobe is still here in the Calvin Klein eyewear collection. The range of eyewear still favors metals - full metals, and metal fronts with plastic temples.  More and more the designer is adding full plastic frames which offer the sharp lines and rectangularity favored by men and women looking to accentuate the cut of their overall fashion package.  Calvin Klein glasses and Calvin Klein sunglasses can all be customized with prescription lenses, just like all of our glasses. 

Vitality, Wit, and Humor

Calvin Klein prescription eyewear exudes vitality, wit and humor, an invitation to kick up your heels--styles that suitable for any venue and yet maintain their individuality and their humor are the mainstays of the Calvin Klein frames collection.  Calvin Klein has been producing eyeglasses for decades and all the frames are suitable for prescription lenses. There are also many that are large enough to accommodate progressive lenses.

Frame Styles

Calvin Klein has achieved its globally iconic status by developing a large line of products including everyday essentials for modern men and women. The eyeglasses collection fits into this strategy because the styles range from rounded edge frames to classic cat eye eyeglasses to round metal eyeglasses. Oval eyeglasses, aviator eyeglasses, round eyeglasses, rectangular or square eyeglasses - Calvin Klein makes a pair of eyeglasses with a sensual aesthetic to fit any taste.

Materials and Colors

Like most prescription glasses frames made from cellulose acetate – a fancy name for plastic – the material offers many opportunities for color, shape, and embellishment. This is such a large eyewear collection that there is a shape, color and style for any taste, wardrobe, or gender. Your personality plays a huge part in determining whether rectangular or square shapes are need to harden up the soft lines in your face, or accentuate the angularity of your face. The bounty of this line is enormous, especially for people with an eye for design, popular aesthetics, and a large selection of options.

Calvin Klein Accessories Collection

Calvin Klein eyeglasses fit into the overall brand scheme as an accessory to complement the Calvin Klein outfit. Calvin Klein eyeglasses are made by one of the world's leading makers of eyeglasses - Marchon Eyewear - and are available at Eyeglasses.com in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors. The eyeglass frames can be purchased in colors ranging from brown to crystal, and are manufactured in Italy. Designed for both men and women, these glasses offer something for everyone. If you are looking for high quality Italian eyewear, look no further than Calvin Klein eyeglasses.

Calvin Klein Sunglasses

Calvin Klein sunglasses manage to capture the spirit of the work that the Calvin Klein brand has accomplished in all of its other fashion lines.  Calvin Klein prescription sunglasses exude vitality, wit and humor, an invitation to kick up your heels. Styles that are suitable for any venue and yet maintain their individuality and their humor are the mainstays of the Calvin Klein sunglasses collection.

Calvin Klein Eyewear

Calvin Klein eyewear is an important component of the entire series of Calvin Klein collections, including the Platinum Collection, White Label, Jeans, Performance, and more. In the Spring Collection, the designer Francisco Costa reached back to the 1990’s, and even the 1920’s for inspiration. It is not uncommon to find fashion designers manufacturing accessories to complete their lines, and the Calvin Klein eyewear collection is no exception

Founding

Calvin Klein Inc was founded in 1968 by Calvin Klein. The company is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City and currently owned by Phillips-Van Heusen.  Calvin Klein the man was born in 1942 in the Bronx, New York, the child of immigrant parents from Hungary and Austria. He attended (but never graduated from) the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. His real education came from his apprenticeship at the garmento company Dan Millstein, where he worked his way up to designer.

Calvin Klein's History

He founded the company after his name in 1968 as a coat shop in the York Hotel, and his first line was featured at Bonwit Teller, which earned him a cover shot on the September 1969 cover of Vogue Magazine. He continued earning his success in the following decades, and the growth of his company grew exponentially as he added different accessories to the line.

The eyeglasses collection is vast, from clothing to fragrance and everything in-between.

But the rapid growth was followed by financial loss, and in 1992 the company almost went bankrupt. He escaped and grew the company through the 1990’s due mainly to the success of the underwear and fragrances. During this time, John Varvatos worked for Calvin Klein and invented the “boxer brief”, which were later popularized by Mark Wahlberg in a series of print advertising. The underwear success served to launch the company into more growth, which then led to more buy out Rumours, and the company was finally sold to Phillips van Heusen in late-2002.

How To Buy

When shopping for designer eyewear, the first considerations should be eye health which starts with an eye exam.  Contact lenses can be dangerous, and safety glasses should be used in environments where eyes are at risk.  Beyond that, face shape considerations are not a health consideration, but a fashion one.  You can shop all brands at Eyeglasses.com including Oliver Peoples, or you can visit our store location to get repairs or pick the frame style that works best for you.

Contact our customer service department to ask a wide range of questions you may have about lens width, our 30 day return policy, buying or using a gift card, special offers on highest quality perfect pair glasses, discuss lens types, or any other detail for customers comfort.

Author of this article: 

Mark Agnew
CEO of Eyeglasses.com, which he founded in 1999.  For over twenty years, he has educated consumers, improved their vision choices, and reduced costs in eyewear.  Mark authored The Eyeglasses Buying Guide, the most comprehensive and best-selling glasses buying guide in the world.
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