"Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water" is one of the most famous lines from any movie and that movie, JAWS, was referenced at last night's Calvin Klein 205W39NYC show. Also featured in the cinematic-leaning collection was The Graduate, a movie in which the main character aims to figure himself out. What do these two movies have in common in CK's Raf Simons? They're just movies he likes. However, a deeper meaning could obviously be gleaned. The sharks that took pieces out of women's skirts could be the ravenous appetite for products and collection that consumers and corporate overloads desire. The Graduate might allude to Simons state of mind: he has already won the CFDA Designer of the Year award twice so, now what? What is he going to do with Calvin Klein after two consecutive wins?

However, we think that the movie references should be taken at face value as a way to drum up social-media frenzy on those covetable JAWS x cK tees. The rubber wetsuits worn by many of the male models looked cool and subversive, some wearing them half open revealing an animalia print or just a bare chest. Elsewhere, oversized and very boxy jackets could be linked back to Simons' SS19 collection for his eponymous label. Like all movies, this collection had an end, which brought back the fringed accessories that Simons has shown with nearly every collection and is now seen as a sort of thread that runs through this era of Calvin Klein. As the lights came up at 205 W 39th Street and we mulled what we had just seen and thought "that was it?"

A familiar cast appears in the latest campaign for Calvin Klein 205W39NYC collection, including Alec Pollentier and Ernesto Cervantes, created by the creative duo of Willy Vanderperre and Olivier Rizzo.

Alec Pollentier, Jared Manhardt, and Fernando Albaladejo star in the CK Calvin Klein Spring/Summer 2018 campaign while Luc Defont-Saviard joins them in the eye-wear campaign, all shot on a farm by Willy Vanderperre and styled by Olivier Rizzo.

Raf Simons' vision of Calvin Klein has trended towards rustic and that same thread runs through Calvin Klein Underwear's latest campaign starring Timo Baumann and Salomon Diaz, shot by Daniel Jackson and styled by Melanie Ward.

It's been over 20 years since everyone and their mom was spritzing on CK One but what's old is new again. Calvin Klein re-releases CK One to a new audience, one that embraces diversity and uniqueness and whether it'll be the fragrance of the summer and it's ubiquity belying the unique and individualistic mantra remains to be seen. For the new campaign, Willy Vanderperre snaps Jonas Gloer, Jabali Sandiford, Fernando Albaladejo, Ernesto Cervantes and Alec Pollentier for the rooftop shoot, styled by Olivier Rizzo.

In just one year, Raf Simons has transformed Calvin Klein to a mirror that shines upon and reflects back American culture. For FW18, the stage was set at the American Stock Exchange with iconography from two of America's most well-known artists: Andy Warhol and Sterling Ruby. There was also a decrepit barn and an innumerable amount of popcorn on the floor. That was the stage. The collection gave the dystopic backdrop context with its focus on safety nets. The floors had some cushion should one fall but landing on popcorn doesn't give many people a peace of mind, neither does the crumbling infrastructure, evidenced by the barns, or the fact that citizens are being shot and killed, referenced in the apparent necessity of a pull-away vest that looked like a bullet-proof vest. There were also layers over layers: oversized jumpers over suits or a great coat that was as wide as it was long. In all, the narrative here and the excellent clothes that came along with it were top notch and proves that PVH, the corporate owners of Calvin Klein, made the wise choice in giving Simons full reign over the Calvin Klein empire.

When appointed to helm Calvin Klein, Raf Simons demanded to be overseer of the entire empire, not just the runway label. It is then no wonder why Calvin Klein Jeans' SS18 collections is so in-line with Simons' SS18 collection for the runway line, the mouthful Calvin Klein 205W39NYC. This collection for Jeans is, unsurprisingly, heavy on denim but resplendent in its subtle and minimalist aesthetics while light color blocking seen on tanks and shirts made for streamlined designs.

For his sophomore effort, Raf Simons (and his right hand man, Pieter Mulier) traverse through American archetypes to settle upon pop culture a la Andy Warhol, the American southwest and horror films. It was quite a disparate array of inspirations but it made for an intriguing collection that offered covetable tees with Edie Sedgwick and Dennis Hopper's visages to picnic-ready quilts that harkened back to Simons' first collection for the now-renamed Calvin Klein 205W39NYC. Simons' take on minimalism is a stark contrast from his predecessors, the clean and often angular silhouettes are present but there's much in the way of patterns, patchwork and other....accoutrements (like the pom-pom accessories) on the clothes to make them in of itself part of the current pop culture.

Meanwhile western shirts got a revamp with plenty of color blocked iterations and slickers in plasticized fabrics offered a subversive and almost murderous vibe, like one the fictional benevolent serial killer Dexter Morgan might wear. In the end, it's quite striking how Simons has transformed Calvin Klein in his very short time at the helm, it has been one of the best and smoothest transitions in recent fashion history, one that did not come with a strong dose of bemoanment from the fashion cognoscenti.

The newly revamped Calvin Klein runway line, 205W39 NYC, is quite a mouthful but aims to highlight the American label's New York City heritage; gone is the "Collection" moniker and insert 205W39 NYC. Raf Simons' first full season campaign taps familiar names including Willy Vanderperre and Olivier Rizzo who shot and styled the campaign and included a diverse cast including Luc Defont-Saviard, Dylan Christensen, Ernesto Cervantes, Jared Manhardt, and Fernando Albaladejo.

While many labels are leaving New York Fashion Week, Raf Simons' appointment at Calvin Klein and the migration of his namesake label's runway show to NYFWM makes New York one of the most anticipated fashion weeks. Today was the debut of Simons' unified vision for Calvin Klein. Before the clothes came onto the runway, the showspace was decorated by his friend, Sterling Ruby, a constant collaborator, from their collaborative collection to Ruby's work with Simons while he was at Dior.

The collection was an ode to America, an idea that, in light of recent events - specifically the election and its aftermath - made the collection a point of reflection. A juxtaposition between that ode to American dressing and American values with the blaring soundtrack that, at times, said "this is not America" was not lost on many.

Calvin Klein's rich history, albeit much shorter than America's, offered a lot for Simons to pay homage to, from its iconic campaign imagery (like the Brooke Shields ads that were emblazonzed as labels on the back of jeans) to its minimal aesthetic to its overt sexual overtones. All were present and played harmoniously together. The strongest pieces in the men's collection were the oversized coats with a quilt pattern lining, offering a minimalist look when zipped but resplendent detailing on the inside. The sex appeal came in the form of sheer tops and shrunken knits that revealed a jutting hip bone while tailoring was looser and leaned on athleticism while the subversive all-leather look lent the American factory worker's overalls a high-end update.

British model Sol Goss fronts the latest collection from Calvin Klein Jeans, which is soon to see a revamp thanks to the parent company's new designer: Raf Simons. But for now, Markus Pritzi captures the dark and sexy campaign, featuring the minimalist and utilitarian creations the brand is known for.

Yesterday, we featured the first part of Calvin Klein Underwear's latest campaign, featuring a melange of professional models, celebrities and street cast models. For part 2 of the label's underwear campaign, Mitchell Slaggert and Julian Schneyder wrestle for the attention of reality star and model Kendall Jenner, clad in colorful Calvin Klein underwear, naturally. Part 2 is snapped by David Sims and styled by Max Pearmain.

Calvin Klein's SS16 Underwear campaign is quite genius with its use of celebrities, models and street casting to convey its universality of its designs. In the first part of its campaign, officially called the Global Underwear Campaign, Tyrone Lebon snaps celebrities like Justin Bieber (unpictured so not to sully this website) are joined by male models Frankie Cammarata, Daniel Hivner, and Sung Jin Park as they (blank) in their Calvins, all styled by Max Pearmain.

Italo Zucchelli's mastery with fabrics and design sometimes leaves the audience of his Calvin Klein Collection shows feeling flat. It's not that the clothes are not exclusive, fancy or luxe, but with rigid confines like minimalism that the label is known for, it's hard to add oomph. That was the case at his FW16 show, the clothes looked quite plain: white tee's, jean jackets, distressed denim, and coats. Underneath though, the structure of the tee's, the technical fabrics that were bonded with cotton to create the denim and the metal foil that was used to line the coats were the story but when you're all buttoned up, it's hard to see what makes these clothes so special, it all ends up just being a nice coat. And that could be enough for some.

Americana never looked so clean cut and chic as it did at Italo Zucchelli's latest runway show for Calvin Klein Collection. A myriad of technical fabrics helped build up the already muscled and toned models to create streamlined silhouettes, wide on top and slimmer on the bottom. Here, Zucchelli also reworked an American classic, something the namesake creator of the label he designs for helped bring into the public domain: stonewashed denim; there were denim jeans and jackets that looked modern and not even slightly stuck in the 80s. The designer's ability to bring fresh and modern ideas to something from decades past is quite a feat.

Calvin Klein Collection's Italo Zucchelli took to task the varying wars and socio-political issues prevalent in today's news (Ukraine/Russia, Boko Haram, Ferguson, Missouri, Charlie Hebdo, etc.) and created a collection that was masculine and played on the idea of bulletproof vests. Subtle animal patterns were seen on coats and suits while outerwear and fluid pants, many in technical and plasticized fabrics, were in line with Zucchelli's futuristic vision of CK's runway line. However, the padded clothing was the story.

Tough, muscular men donned these all black outfits, padded to make their silhouettes broader and tougher. Also padded were some of the knits, in grey with white Fair Isle patterns; though, these were admittedly softer but if seen from far away, the men wearing these sweaters aren't ones you'd like to run into on a dark street. Zucchelli can do soft and romantic (remember those cloud printed sweaters?) and he can do cheeky ("Obsession" knit, anyone?) and he can also do serious and he showed that he can do it well with this highly edited and pared back collection.

Italo Zucchelli's latest collection Calvin Klein Collection was an exercise in sporty layers, from tone-on-tone suiting with pops of latex piping or sophisticated tanktops over tanktops, the result was pleasing. Milan's first day showed plenty of greys and other dark colors and though this collection did show plenty of beige and back, plastic-y coats in firefighter red or schoolbus yellow broke up the monotony and were a slight for sore eyes!

Tim Schuhmacher stuns in Calvin Klein Platinum Label's latest advertising campaign, shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott and styling from Ludivine Poiblanc.

Tyson Ballou stuns in Mario Sorrenti's striking outdoor shots for Calvin Klein White Label's SS14 campaign, co-starring Edita Vilkeviciute.

Clark Bockelman stuns in Calvin Klein Collection's stark black and white campaign for Spring/Summer 2014, shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot.