Calvin Klein; Playboy interview

By Glenn Plaskin Playboy, May, 1984 Calvin Klein sips vodka in the expansive living room of his Central Park West apartment, nervous, as usual, over the ritual of yet another fashion show--the introduction of his 1984 spring-and-summer collection. After days of fittings, choosing music, adjusting lights and warning the slightly androgynous-looking models not to wear any jewelry or too much make-up, Klein holds court on the phone, stretched out on a mammoth L-shaped couch. "The phone's going crazy," he complains happily in his relaxed baritone ...