At the same time as his advertisements for jeans and fragrances were being criticized, Calvin Klein's clothing was receiving critical acclaim for its clean, modern lines. Time magazine called him the "Frank Lloyd Wright of fashion" and named him one of the 25 most influential Americans in 1996.
This article was originally published in the March 2000 print edition of Entrepreneur with the headline: Hero Worship.
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