Calvin Klein managed to be both directional and consistent. And while fans could count on him to deliver clean, and usually neutral-toned, clothing each season, as Vogue once reminded its readers: “Sedate shades don’t mean unimaginative fashion.” His Spring 1995 collection was a case in point. Klein kept with the “ladylike to-the-knee length” that made headlines for Fall 1994, and applied it to neo-’60s shapes. The show progressed from Jackie-worthy suiting to LBDs that Holly Golightly would have loved, and ended with molten Jean Harlow–esque satin. Klein described his show as a “radical departure,” saying, “It’s not about layering or mixing and matching anymore, it’s about a suit or a dress—and that’s all you need—but it must be cut to perfection and enhance the body.”
