Controversial campaign. More than 40 years after starring in the now-famous Calvin Klein ads, Brooke Shields is reflecting on the “ridiculous” backlash that followed the commercials’ release.
Rewind to the 1980s, and the actress, who was 15-years-old at the time, was the poster child for the brand’s jeans. She would pose in awkward formations and say phrases that came to be interpreted as sexual in nature.
Perhaps the most popular was: “You want to know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing.” In a Thursday, October 28, interview with Vogue, the 56-year-old The Blue Lagoon star recalled being shocked by the public’s response. “I was away when they all came out, and then started hearing, ‘Oh, the commercials have been banned here and
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