Growing up in the Bronx, young Calvin Klein showed an early affinity for fashion. He learned sewing from his grandmother, who owned a dress shop, and began designing clothes at an early age. From here, his path to becoming an icon of fashion rarely wavered. He majored in fashion illustration in high school, attended the Fashion Institute of Technology, and worked a string of jobs in the fashion business. He began his own collection, which was an immediate success. Chapters chronicle his myriad fashion ventures, discuss his controversial advertisements, and chart the surprising ups and downs of his career.