Calvin Klein has fun with knits

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STORY: Calvin Klein showed a collection that contrasted simply structured dresses and straight coats over sheer, flared trousers and full, flowing skirts.

Women's Creative Director, Francisco Costa, said his influence came from menswear and the culture of New York.

"We did a collection that's really easy. Mostly knitwear. Exploring it and pushing it further because I think knitwear has become very much our language and I really adore the idea of knits. Because it's just so easy," explained Costa.

Models wore knee-length tank dresses and mid-calf sweaters over floor-length skirts and over-sized pleated pants.

Dresses were sporty, with racer back shoulder straps, and the colors largely kept to navy, marine, black and papyrus along with a lacquer red leather and embroidered gun-metal mesh.

"I think the silhouette really tells the story because it's slightly changed from last season. The silhouette from last season was s