Italo Zucchelli’s Calvin Klein Collection Man Revisited

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Published April 20, 2016

Karl Lindman is cool and bronzed for Calvin Klein Collection's spring-summer 2004 campaign.Pin
Karl Lindman is cool and bronzed for Calvin Klein Collection’s spring-summer 2004 campaign.

As Italo Zucchelli’s chapter as Calvin Klein Collection men’s creative director comes to an end, we revisit the designer’s amazing time spent at the label. Making his debut as creative director for spring 2004, Zucchelli perfectly balanced the brand DNA of minimalism with a subtle splash of playfulness.

Related: Italo Zucchelli Exits Calvin Klein Collection

Calvin Klein Collection delivered rich, dapper hues for its fall-winter 2004 campaign, which starred model Karl Lindman.Pin
Calvin Klein Collection delivered rich, dapper hues for its fall-winter 2004 campaign, which starred model Karl Lindman.

Honing in on his voice for the fashion house, Zucchelli reflected on his first impressions of Calvin Klein as a teen in an interview with The Independent. Zucchelli expressed, “My very first recollection of this brand…I was 16 or 17. It was the Bruce Weber underwear campaign. It was very new also. It was expressing an ideal of masculinity that was very, in my imagination, American. It was very clean, very athletic, very healthy-looking. That stayed with me.”

Model Karl Lindman tackles green suiting for Calvin Klein Collection's spring-summer 2005 campaign.Pin
Model Karl Lindman tackles green suiting for Calvin Klein Collection’s spring-summer 2005 campaign.

Known for his use of different textiles and colors when designing, Zucchelli shared in a Fashionisto interview what the Calvin Klein Collection brand represented to him, answering, “The appeal of ‘American sportswear,’ which is at the very core of the Calvin Klein aesthetic, is universal, because it is iconic.” Embarking on a gradual evolution of aesthetic, Zucchelli’s focused hand at Calvin Klein was easily recognized, mixing minimal tailoring with sporty innovations.

Deep opulent hues and brilliant tailoring were front and center for Calvin Klein Collection's fall-winter 2005 runway show.Pin
Deep opulent hues and brilliant tailoring were front and center for Calvin Klein Collection’s fall-winter 2005 runway show.
Spring/Summer 2006: Vibrant browns and athletic shapes were present for Calvin Klein Collection.Pin
Spring/Summer 2006: Vibrant browns and athletic shapes were present for Calvin Klein Collection.
Approaching fall-winter 2006, Italo Zucchelli explored the artistic side of Calvin Klein Collection's man.Pin
Approaching fall-winter 2006, Italo Zucchelli explored the artistic side of Calvin Klein Collection’s man.
Model Bev Moore is a sleek vision in black and white for Calvin Klein Collection's spring-summer 2007 campaign.Pin
Model Bev Moore is a sleek vision in black and white for Calvin Klein Collection’s spring-summer 2007 campaign.
Calvin Klein Collection's sporty roots were front and center for Italo Zucchelli's fall-winter 2007 runway show.Pin
Calvin Klein Collection’s sporty roots were front and center for Italo Zucchelli’s fall-winter 2007 runway show.
Model Blaine Cook fronts a minimal advertisement for Calvin Klein Collection spring-summer 2008.Pin
Model Blaine Cook fronts a minimal advertisement for Calvin Klein Collection spring-summer 2008.
Embracing a slouchy silhouette, athleisure wears reigned for Calvin Klein Collection's fall-winter 2008 show.Pin
Embracing a slouchy silhouette, athleisure wears reigned for Calvin Klein Collection’s fall-winter 2008 show.
Model AJ Abualrub went platinum blond for Calvin Klein Collection's iconic spring-summer 2009 campaign.Pin
Model AJ Abualrub went platinum blond for Calvin Klein Collection’s iconic spring-summer 2009 campaign.
Italo Zucchelli approached fall-winter 2009 with an architectural spin on the man of Calvin Klein Collection.Pin
Italo Zucchelli approached fall-winter 2009 with an architectural spin on the man of Calvin Klein Collection.
Calvin Klein Collection's spring-summer 2010 campaign turned many heads thanks to a strong collaboration between photographer Steven Klein and model David Agbodji.Pin
Calvin Klein Collection’s spring-summer 2010 campaign turned many heads thanks to a strong collaboration between photographer Steven Klein and model David Agbodji.

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