(We specify that we only distribute dress shirts & ties under the Ck label)
The philosophy of the brand Calvin Klein:
“…we stand for being modern, contemporary, sophisticated, pure, natural and often minimal. Consistent.
And, we stand for sex in a very big way. We are a brand that can affect youth and people of any age.”
Ck is one step up in the Calvin Klein brand pyramid. It is described as sexy, urban, trendy and youthful.
Ck dress shirts that Syversen AS distributes is a high quality shirt for special occasions, and every day use.
PVH Corp., formerly known as the Philips-Van Heusen Corporation, one of the world’s largest apparel companies and the largest shirt and neckwear company, has been granted Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 certification for its men’s dress shirt lines marketed under PVH’s well-known corporate brands, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Van Heusen, Izod, and Arrow, and its licensed brands. The Oeko-Tex® certification will cover more than thirty million garments produced in facilities throughout the world.
The Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 certification serves two strategic purposes for PVH. First, the certification indicates that the dress shirts do not contain harmful levels of more than 100 substances believed to be dangerous for humans, confirming that the shirts are safe for the people who make, sell, and buy them. Because potentially harmful substances are not present in the certified garments, the production process and the dress shirts themselves are more environmentally friendly as well. Second, Oeko-Tex® certification establishes a uniform, objective quality standard that is recognized and easily implemented across PVH’s extensive worldwide supply chain. Both aspects support PVH’s commitment to providing outstanding products made with consideration for people and the environment.
“Because Oeko-Tex® is global,” says Mitchell Lechner, President of The Dress Shirt & Underwear Group at PVH, “it aligns with our manufacturing network, providing support in all the markets in which we operate. Plus, Oeko-Tex® certification sets a reliable, uniform specification that all our suppliers can attain, no matter where in the world they manufacture. That means we provide safe, consistently high quality dress shirts that meet or exceed all governmental regulations, our internal standards, and our customers’ expectations.”
PVH encourages its suppliers to maintain Oeko-Tex® certification on dress shirt components they sell to PVH. The International Oeko-Tex® Association’s worldwide presence, with offices in 52 countries, ensures that every PVH supplier has easy access to testing services and the additional technical support the Oeko-Tex® member institutes provide to their customers.
“Oeko-Tex® certification is rigorous,” continues Lechner. “But at the end of the certification process, we are certain that our dress shirts are toxin free, from the threads and fabric, to the collar stays, to all the buttons.”
“PVH is the major dress shirt manufacturer in the market,” says Dr. Sam Moore, who represents Oeko-Tex® in North America. “Their certification will have a very positive impact on the product safety and sustainability of the world’s textile supply chain including the retail apparel market.”
To learn more about PVH Corp., go to www.PVH.com. For more about Oeko-Tex® global textile certifications, visit www.Oeko-Tex.com.
About PVH Corp.
PVH Corp., one of the world’s largest apparel companies, owns and markets the iconic Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger brands worldwide. It is the world’s largest shirt and neckwear company and markets a variety of goods under its own brands, Van Heusen, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, IZOD, ARROW, Bass and G.H. Bass & Co., and its licensed brands, including Geoffrey Beene, Kenneth Cole New York, Kenneth Cole Reaction, MICHAEL Michael Kors, Sean John, Chaps, Donald J. Trump Signature Collection, JOE Joseph Abboud and DKNY.