Calvin Klein wanted Moss statement

Calvin Klein says he hired Kate Moss to front his 1990s campaigns as a statement against ''out of control, distasteful'' glamour.

Calvin Klein signed Kate Moss for his iconic 1990s campaigns as a reaction to "distasteful" glamour.

The legendary designer was tired of the way women were trying to boost their assets and so chose the slender supermodel to front his collections as a statement against what had gone before her.

He said: ""The reason for Kate and this whole group of women I found that someone named 'waifs' was because before that, a lot of women were getting breast implants and doing things to their buttocks. It was getting out of control. I just found something so distasteful about all that.

"I wanted someone who was natural, always thin. I was looking for the complete opposite of that glamour type that came before Kate."

Calvin, 69, is also known for his eponymous underwear line and while he wears his own garments, he is also willing to wear those created by rival designers in order to see how they compare with his own creations.

He told 'Fashion Icons with Fern Mallis': "My second wife Kelly worked with me in the design studio for a long period of time and she was greatly responsible for us doing underwear. I still wear it. And I wear other people's underwear, too, because I want to check out the competition."