The extremely rare appearance was immortalized by the paparazzi.
Sunday January 28, under the sun and palm trees of Los Angeles, Calvin Klein, 81, was spotted alongside Kevin Baker, his 35-year-old model boyfriend.
The couple then left Gold's Gym, a gym popular with celebrities.
Very discreet about their private life, the two men made their relationship official in 2016 during the fall gala of the American Ballet Theater in New York.
Since then, their public appearances can be counted on the fingers of one hand.
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The calm after the storm
The rarity of this moment can be partly understood by the absence of the two men from social networks.
Unlike the models of his generation, Kevin Baker is not present on any digital platform, like Calvin Klein.
At a time when media overexposure is the order of the day in the fashion industry, it is clear that it is difficult to find out about the couple's actions other than through the tabloids.
On January 15, a photo of the couple was leaked on the image banks.
We saw them walking in New York, always in the sober clothing that made the designer famous: total black look for both, extra sunglasses for the latter.
Calvin Klein and Kevin Baker on a walk in New York.
(New York, January 15, 2024.) Ignat/Bauer-Griffin / GC Images
A discretion that is a thousand miles from the stylist's previous relationship in the early 2010s with Nick Gruber, a porn star who has long been singled out by the tabloid press for his drunken evenings and his addictions.
The fiery romance ended in 2012, the year Nick Gruber was sent to rehab.
In 1964, Calvin Klein was also married to Jayne Center Klein.
A union that lasted ten years, thanks to which he had a daughter named Marci Klein.
A less cautious fashion
If private life is sacred for the fashion designer, Calvin Klein's advertising campaigns are much less cautious.
In the 1990s, the American brand was a hit with its black and white campaigns, a daring mix of minimalism specific to the Manhattan brand and sexy notes.
Kate Moss will also see her career as a top model take a new step after her famous shooting for Calvin Klein in 1992 where she poses topless.
Fifty-six years after its founding, the label has lost none of its sensuality.
Proof, if any were needed: the spring 2024 campaign which caused a sensation, featuring actor Jeremy Allen White (
Shameless
,
The Bear
) in his underwear on the hills of New York.