Brooke Shields’ Calvin Klein Jeans From 1980 Sold for $68,750 at Auction

More than three decades later, Brooke Shields' jeans are still making history

“You want to know what comes in between me and my Calvins? Nothing.” It’s an iconic tagline that Brooke Shields memorably delivered in her 1980 Calvin Klein campaign — one that went on to become one of the most famous, and controversial, fashion advertisements of all time.

Before the final hammer dropped, Shields, 59, opened up to the auction house about giving away her legendary Calvins. “I hope that somebody enjoys these just as much as I have and finds them as meaningful as I do,” she said. “I can’t wait for someone to show these off!” Indeed, Shields was just 15 when she shot the campaign, directed by Richard Avedon, which showed her wriggling around on the floor while zipping into a seriously snug set of Calvin Klein jeans and a buttoned-down-to-there silk shirt. But it was the oft-quoted line, “Nothing comes between me and my Calvins,” that raised eyebrows when uttered by a then-underage Shields.At the time, the tagline had a different meaning to Shields. “I was naive,” she admitted to Vogue back in 2021.

Calvin Klein, for his part, defended the ads all the way to the bank. During a 1985 interview with Diane Sawyer, the designer said: 'I do try to… provoke. I try to interest. I try to excite people. I don't deny that. And I will take chances with advertising. And I will maybe sometimes step beyond what is considered to be in good taste. And maybe I do stir up some trouble, but it works.

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