The brand is owned by PVH Corp. ck Calvin Klein apparel is distributed for women and men exclusively through licensing partner Onward Kashiyama in Japan, and through free-standing stores operated by licensee Club 21 in Southeast Asia.
In 2005, Kashiyama was the ck Calvin Klein ready-to-wear license holder in Japan with retail value of €20 million.
[1] In December 2005, the Warnaco Group announced that, in 2006, they would acquire 100% of the shares of the companies that operate the licenses and related wholesale and retail businesses of Calvin Klein Jeans and accessories in Europe and Asia as well as the ck Calvin Klein bridge line of sportswear and accessories in Europe from Fingen SpA, a Florentine holding company, and Euro Cormar SpA for €240 million.
In 2013, PVH Corp., that had bought Calvin Klein Inc. in 2003, acquired Warnaco, thus reuniting control of the brand.
[4][5] In August 2020, PVH struck a licensing deal with Movado Group to produce watches for the Calvin Klein brand.