Jay Manuel and Halle Berry as Calvin Klein celebrated its 40th Anniversary.
Sunday night in New York, Calvin Klein, Inc. made it’s mark on Fashion week by celebrating the company’s first four decades with a one-of-a-kind, star-studded event, which included a rare visit to the High Line – one of the most eagerly anticipated public spaces to open in New York City in decades.
The company’s 40th Anniversary event was attended by the following, who were all wardrobed in looks from the Calvin Klein brands. Wearing Calvin Klein Collection was Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry, Eva Mendes, Naomi Watts, Claire Danes, Ellen Pompeo, Jared Leto, Ashley Olsen, Kevin Bacon, Djimon Hounsou, Cynthia Nixon, Hugh Dancy, Joy Bryant, Estelle, Leighton Meester, Kim Raver, Rob Buckley, Zoe Saldana, Bryan Adams, David Schwimmer, Perry Farrell, Sarah Wynter, Jessica Szohr, Molly Sims, Natasha Bedingfield, Alan Cumming, Roberta Myers, Stephen Gan, Aerin Lauder, Olivia Chantecaille, Lucy Sykes, Jamie Burke, Astrid Munoz, John Pawson, Robert Hammond, Joshua David, Carla Gugino, Paula Patton, Lindsay Price, Jesse Williams, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Malin Akermann, Matthew Settle, Matt Dallas, Cheyenne Jackson, Raquel Zimmerman, Coco Rocha, Natasha Poly and Calvin Klein models Garrett Neff, Blaine, Britain, Suvi Koponen, Toni Garrn, and Ali Stephens.
The High Line.
Wearing ck Calvin Klein were models Julia Stegner, Heidi Mount, Alana Zimmer, Jourdan Dunn, and Jessica Stam.
Wearing Calvin Klein were Sosie Bacon, Kimora Lee Simmons, Eugenia Volodina, and Calvin Klein model, Doutzen Kroes.
Wearing Calvin Klein Jeans was actress Brooke Shields, the (very young and beautiful) girl who made them famous when she first appeared in the brand’s 1978 advertising campaign.
Other attending included: Ethan Hawke, Rosario Dawson, Martha Stewart, Anna Wintour, Bee Schaffer, Glenda Bailey, Franca Sozzani, Stefano Tonchi, Michael Roberts, Cathy Horyn, Cecilia Dean, Jim Moore, Jim Nelson, Cindy Weber Cleary, Daniel Perez, Grace Coddington, Joe Zee, Candy Pratts Price, John Birmingham, Fern Mallis, Charla Lawhon, Kate White, Hal Rubenstein, Fabien Baron, Karl Templer, Christina Kruse, Mary Alice Stephenson, Kathryn Neale, Sam Shaffer, Esther Canadas, Alex Lundquist, Ben Watts, Euan Rellie, Julia Restoin Roitfeld, Lydia Hearst-Shaw, Olivia Chantecaille, Peter Brant, Stephanie Seymour, Padma Lakshmi, Anh Duong, Seann William Scott, John Leguizamo, Casey Spooner, Erin Fetherston, Craig McDean, Ellen Von Unwerth, Bijou Phillips, Jacquetta Wheeler, Tommy Haas, James Blake, Andre Balazs, Robert Burke, Mary Alice Stephenson, Gucci Westman, David Neville, Maxwell, Rachel Zoe, and models Hana Soupkova, Anya Rubik, Behati Prinsloo, and Maryna Linchuk.
The official anniversary event was held at a custom designed space designed by renowned architect John Pawson alongside the High Line – the elevated rail structure soon to become a public park – in the West 30s along Tenth Avenue.
The evening included music by DJ’s Paul Sevigny, Court 24, Jelly Bean Benitez spinning in separate sets, and an unannounced special performance by Estelle. Along with her two back-up singers, she performed “New York, New York” as well as her new single “Pretty Please” and “American Boy.”
Also in attendance from Calvin Klein, Inc. were President & CEO, Tom Murry and Calvin Klein Creative Directors Francisco Costa, Italo Zucchelli, Kevin Carrigan, and Ulrich Grimm.
Naomi Watts
Anh Duong
Kimora Lee Simmons and Djimon Hounsou
Molly Sims
Alan Cumming
Ellen Pompeo
Aerin Lauder
Lindsay Price and Brooke Shields
Anna Wintour and Bee Schaffer
Cynthia Nixon
Bijou Phillips
Bryan Adams
Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy
Coco Rocha
Esther Canadas
Fern Mallis
Estelle
Erin Fetherston and Ellen von Unwerth
Eva Mendes
Garrett Neff
Kevin Bacon and Italo Zucchelli
Francisco Costa and Rachel Zoe
Jessica Szohr
Lydia Hearst-Shaw
Joy Bryant
Hana Soukupova
Leighton Meester
Carlos Souza and Linda Fargo
John Leguizamo and Justine Maurer
Kelly Killoren Bensimon
Paula Patton
Keytt and Alex Lundquist
Rosario Dawson
Natasha Bedingfield
Doutzen Kroes and Raquel Zimmerman
Tatum O'Neal
Stephanie Seymour
Zoe Saldana
Padma Lakshmi
Seann William Scott
Julia Stegner
Perry Farrell and Etty Lau Farrell
Naama Nativ and Matthew Settle
Kyung-Lim Lee and James Turrell
Martha Stewart
Daniel Benedict, Lauren Kucerak, Molly Sims, and Andrew Saffir
Hamish Bowles, Douglas Gilman, and Malcolm Carfrae
Anne McNally
Astrid Munoz
Ashley Olsen
Anne Slowey
Linda Wells, Kim Raver, and Mary Alice Stephenson
Bozhena Orekhova, Brian Coats, Madeline Weeks, Ted Stafford, and Jim Moore
Carolyn Angel and Meredith Melling Burke
Larry and Jennifer Clark
Nina Garcia
Olivia Chantecaille
Zoe Buckman and David Schwimmer
Matthew Shakespeare, Joshua David, Leighton Meester, and Robert Hammond
Sylvana Soto-Ward
Casey Spooner and Adam Dugas
Pamela Fiori
Sally Singer
Lottie Oakley and Marc Berger
Hamish Bowles and Malcolm Carfrae
Lucy McIntyre, Christopher Tennant, and Sarah Cristobal
Trevor Born and Dr. Lisa Airan
Steve and Karin Sadove
Sasha Charnin Morrison and Emil Wilbekin
Michael Hainey and Brooke Cundiff
Tom and Lynda Murry
Raquel Zimmerman, Michael Roberts, Doutzen Kroes, and Stephan Gan
Nan Fish and James Turrell
Mimi Valdes Ryan and Bevi Smith
Sante D'Orazio and Nur Khan
Dan Ragone, Amalia Spinardi, Daniel Urzedo, and Kelly Piquet
Robert Hammond and Ethan Hawke
Anne Christensen, Cecilia Dean, Stefano Tonchi, and Anne Slowey
Christine Matava, Philip Rogers, and Nicole Phelps