The Calvin Klein Jeans advertising campaign that stirred up so much controversy, that even the Justice Department got involved.
Calvin Klein was no stranger to controversy when it came to his company’s advertising campaigns, but in 1995 he really pushed the envelope.
The campaign shot by world famous fashion photographer Steven Meisel, featured models in what appeared to be a wood-paneled basement.
The campaign was reportedly inspired by an editorial Meisel had shoot for L'Uomo Vogue.
Source: Newsweek
The provocative ads were seen on television, in print, on billboards and…
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…on city buses. The highly visible campaign stirred controversy and generated immediate backlash.
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