Calvin Klein Disses Kendall Jenner's Calvin Klein Ads

Calvin Klein is not happy with Kendall Jenner's Calvin Klein underwear campaign.

The fashion designer insinuated in a recent interview that were he still at the helm of the brand, Kendall would never have featured in the ads.

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During a talk at Savannah College of Art and Design with former CFDA president Fern Mallis, Klein calling celebrity involvement in the brand - which is now helmed by Francisco Costa - “disappointing”.

“You know, I’m really not that familiar with it. I’m honestly not. I’m sure she’s a lovely young woman. It’s not the kind of thing I would have done, even today. Justin Bieber, yes,” he said.

Klein went on to insinuate Jenner only got the gig because of her massive following on social media.

“When [I say] I like Justin Bieber in the Calvin Klein Underwear [campaign], it’s because I like him – not because he’s got millions of followers,” he said.

“Now, models are paid for how many followers they have.

"They’re booked not because they represent the essence of the designer, which is what I tried to do – they’re booked because of how many followers they have online.

"I don’t think that, long-term, is going to work.

"I don’t think that’s a great formula for success for the product you’re trying to sell.”

Klein – who stopped designing for the brand 14 years ago – also took a dig at Jenner’s older sister, Kim Kardashian.

“If you take really exquisite photographs of the right people in the right clothes in the right location, and you put it online, that’s fine,” he said.

“Just putting any old clothes on Kim Kardashian, long-term, isn’t going to do a thing.”