Calvin Klein Women's Better Sportswear Names Chris Jackson Vice President of Design

NEW YORK, Nov. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Calvin Klein Women's Better Sportswear, a division of the Kellwood Company , under license from Calvin Klein, Inc., today named Chris Jackson vice president of design.

Mr. Jackson most recently served as design director of DKNY women's collection, where he was responsible for the overall design direction for all categories of DKNY women's for nine years. Prior to DKNY, Mr. Jackson held major design posts at Nautica, French Connection, and Anne Klein.

Said Stephen L. Ruzow, president of the Calvin Klein Women's Better Sportswear division and EVP of Kellwood, "We are delighted to have Chris head- up the design team for the Calvin Klein Women's Better Sportswear line. He understands this market and the essence of this consumer and what she is looking for. Chris and I have just returned from Shanghai and Hong Kong where he met with his production team. Chris has already started to develop the 2006 fall collection."

"To be able to work with Calvin Klein to create a better sportswear collection for the number one designer brand in the fashion industry, is truly an exciting opportunity. Interpreting the Calvin Klein look for this aspirational consumer will enable her to enjoy affordable luxury," added Mr. Jackson. Based in New York, Mr. Jackson reports to Mr. Ruzow.

Kellwood, a $2 billion marketer of apparel and consumer soft goods, specializes in branded as well as private label products, and markets to all channels of distribution with product specific to a particular channel. For more information, visit http://www.kellwood.com/ .

Calvin Klein, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation , is one of the leading fashion design and marketing studios in the world. It designs and markets women's and men's designer collection apparel and a range of other products that are manufactured and marketed through an extensive network of licensing agreements and other arrangements worldwide. Brands/lifestyles include Calvin Klein Collection, ck Calvin Klein, Calvin Klein, Calvin Klein Jeans and Choice Calvin Klein. Product lines under the various Calvin Klein brands include apparel, accessories, shoes, underwear, sleepwear, hosiery, socks, swimwear, eyewear, watches, jewelry, coats, and fragrances, as well as products for the home.

Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation is one of the world's largest apparel companies. It owns and markets the Calvin Klein brand worldwide. It is the world's largest shirt company and markets a variety of goods under its own brands, Van Heusen, Calvin Klein, IZOD, Arrow, and G.H. Bass & Co., and its licensed brands Geoffrey Beene, Kenneth Cole New York, Kenneth Cole Reaction, BCBG Max Azria, BCBG Attitude, MICHAEL Michael Kors, Sean Jean, Chaps, and Donald J. Trump Signature Collection.