Well, it sounds like Mr Klein didn’t do the casting for his latest underwear campaign.
The designer no longer has complete control over his brand, and from the sounds of his latest interview, it wasn’t his decision to hire Kendall Jenner as one of the faces of the brand’s underwear line.
When asked about her ads, Klein said: “You know, I’m really not that familiar with it. I’m honestly not. I’m sure she’s a lovely young woman. It’s not the kind of thing I would have done, even today. Justin Bieber, yes.”
The designer was speaking at an event at Savannah College of Art and Design, and spoke about the role of social media in today’s casting decisions.
“When [I say] I like Justin Bieber in the Calvin Klein Underwear [campaign], it’s because I like him – not because he’s got millions of followers.
“Now, models are paid for how many followers they have. They’re booked not because they represent the essence of the designer, which is what I tried to do – they’re booked because of how many followers they have online. I don’t think that, long-term, is going to work. I don’t think that’s a great formula for success for the product you’re trying to sell.”
He went on to have a dig at Kendall’s sister Kim: “If you take really exquisite photographs of the right people in the right clothes in the right location, and you put it online, that’s fine.
"Just putting any old clothes on Kim Kardashian, long-term, isn’t going to do a thing.”
We’re betting those pictures of Kendall in her CKs have sold a few million underwear sets, though.