But, when she was recruited by designer Calvin Klein to appear in a series of overtly sexy print and television ads (shot by Richard Avedon) for his new line of super-tight jeans, she became infamous for uttering the flirtatious line: “Do you know what comes between me and my Calvins? She played a 12-year-old prostitute in 30 Extraordinary Hiroshi Nagai Paintings That Define the Visual Language of ’80s City PopFrances Farmer: Talented But Tragic Beauty Who Has Inspired Music and Cinema In 1981 alone, she was on the cover of over 30 magazines.Before her iconic – and scandalous – Calvin Klein ad campaign, Shields was no stranger to controversy. Brooke Shields in der Internet Movie Database (englisch); Literatur von und über Brooke Shields im Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek; Annette Kilzer: Nach der Blauen Lagune/ In: taz, 10.August 2000; Tom Shone: Brooke Shields: ‘I got out pretty unscathed’ In. At 15-years-old, Brooke Shields had already risen to stardom as a young actress and model in the 1980s.

Though the commercial was banned by ABC and CBS in New York, Klein himself didn’t back down from his choice.The buzz around the first-ever high-fashion designer denim collection only boosted sales for the brand. It also landed Brooke Shields more fame and fortune. At 15-years-old, Brooke Shields had already risen to stardom as a young actress and model in the 1980s. In fact, the ads caused a public uproar, making negative publicity as much a part of the marketing effort as the ads themselves. In 1981 alone, she was on the cover of over 30 magazines. Nothing.”Unfortunately, a scandalized America didn’t consider Shields’ appearance in the ads, looking much more mature than a mere 15-year-old “nothing”. The Guardian, 30.September 2017. Before her iconic – and scandalous – Calvin Klein ad campaign… It also landed Brooke Shields more fame and fortune. The buzz around the first-ever high-fashion designer denim collection only boosted sales for the brand.