Calvin Klein Inc., a subsidiary of PVH Corp., will open a brand new, sprawling Calvin Klein international flagship in Tokyo on Aug. 29.
Situated at 4-31-10, Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, within the coronary heart of Harajuku, the three-story, 14,160-square foot retailer expands the model’s retail footprint globally, bringing Calvin Klein to one in all Japan’s most trendy districts. It’s the corporate’s first Tokyo flagship.
The shop is designed as each a cultural and industrial vacation spot. This latest flagship marks the subsequent chapter within the model’s international retail enlargement in main markets world wide, following Paris in 2024 and forward of the anticipated opening in SoHo, New York, later this yr.
David Savman, Calvin Klein international model president, mentioned, “The Tokyo flagship marks a pivotal milestone within the international retail technique for the Calvin Klein model. Calvin Klein has all the time stood on the intersection of style and tradition, creating merchandise and client experiences that resonate and encourage, and our shops are the place this ingredient of our iconic DNA is probably the most totally realized. We’re excited to increase our footprint in one of many world’s most influential style capitals and ship an elevated client expertise the place the Calvin Klein way of life meets the tradition of style.”
The shop’s first and second flooring are devoted to girls’s and males’s assortments, that includes Calvin Klein’s full life-style vary throughout attire, underwear and equipment. Denim takes middle stage within the retailer, reflecting each the importance of denim in Japanese tradition and the model’s management within the class. On each flooring, devoted zones convey the model’s iconic underwear to life, permitting clients to discover design improvements and seasonal newness. The third flooring gives a versatile occasion and gallery area alongside a devoted VIP space the place the model’s fall 2025 Calvin Klein Assortment, designed by Veronica Leoni, will sit. The gathering marks her debut as the brand new inventive director for the model. The occasion and gallery area and VIP space positions the flagship not solely as an elevated retail expertise however as a platform for neighborhood engagement.
The brand new flagship fuses Calvin Klein’s trendy minimalism with a particular native sensibility rooted in conventional craftsmanship. The shop has a brilliant, sculptural facade that options an inside utility of forged glass louvers for dimension and visible curiosity, punctuated by a distinguished digital display above the primary entrance that creates a devoted visible area for the model’s iconic marketing campaign imagery to attach with shoppers and passersby.
The shop has a devoted visible area for the model’s marketing campaign imagery.
Vincent Hecht, courtesy of Calvin Klein
Inside the shop, a palette of lotions, heat neutrals and pure tones gives a clear backdrop for Calvin Klein merchandise, with prospers of conventional Japanese supplies, together with stone, plaster, glass, paper and cedar to create a minimal area that takes inspiration from native tradition.
The shop is completed with distinctive customized components that showcase a fusion of heritage and modernity, together with a limestone staircase, regionally sourced Oya Ishi stone and handmade paper finishes and artwork items by artists Wataru Hatano and Rikuo Takata. Furnishings akin to Noguchi sofas and classic Japanese decor underscore the shop’s tactile heat and cultural resonance.
In celebration of the opening, the shop will home a limited-edition capsule accessible completely on the flagship. Rooted in denim, the capsule reimagines Calvin Klein’s signature denims, trucker jackets and brand Ts with a customized colour palette and bespoke CK Tokyo branding. The capsule is out there in a restricted run of 100 individually numbered items per fashion, making a particular collectible for followers of the model and new clients to have fun this main model milestone.
In PVH’s monetary outcomes for the quarter ended Could 4, revenues elevated 2 % to $2 billion from the prior yr. Calvin Klein’s gross sales have been flat at $886.1 million for the quarter, as reported.
PVH’s gross sales in Europe, the Center East and Africa rose 5 % to $927.7 million within the quarter, whereas the Americas gained 7 % to $608.4 million (pushed by wholesale after the corporate took again extra Calvin Klein licenses) and the Asia-Pacific area noticed gross sales drop 13 % to $351.7 million, as reported.
