Calvin Klein opens store

I wasn’t around when Brooke Shields was breathing that famous line: ‘Nothing comes between me and my Calvins’. But such was the aura around that ad, it quickly became part of my generation’s consciousness. And, I’m not even sure when, CK jeans became one of those wish-list perennials. Like, you know, MAC make-up and Hershey’s chocolate syrup.

Well, what do you know: Following the footsteps of the cosmetics and chocolate majors, CK has just landed in namma Bengaluru. I hotfooted it to the store to check if the girlhood fantasy had withstood the test of time. One visit to the trial room later, I knew exactly what Brooke Shields had been purring about.

The store assistants told me the CK Jeans Spring-Summer ‘08 collection was all about precise cuts and luxurious materials. I felt — rather than saw — the exquisite engineering hug me just right. Which is just as well, because the colour palette and fabric range are so vast I had to consider picking up more than a couple of pairs.

Watery, washed blues — perfect with a sunny ganji — for a lazy morning. Pale steels, to be dressed up for a blingy evening out. Deep indigo slim-fits, just right for a pair of black boots and a light jacket on a work Friday. Minerals in sand, stone, pearl, pepper grey and black, for any occasion in between. And beautiful, beautiful white for Sunday brunch.

Since they come in light fabrics, luxe metallics and regular denim, the rest of my wardrobe is under serious threat. And oh, did I mention there were a host of tops, dresses and skirts in light fabrics as well?

Never mind. Me, I’m in a mood to purr.

Calvin Klein, Lifestyle Oasis Mall, Koramangla (and Bangalore International Airport), Bangalore. Tel: 32419717. Prices: Rs 1295 upwards for tops, Rs 3495 upwards for denims, Rs 395 upwards for inner garments, and Rs 995 upwards for accessories.