Jan-Dirk van der Burg Shoots Calvin Klein Knockoffs for New Book

KALVI’S KLAN: Photographer Jan-Dirk van der Burg has turned his strange obsession of collecting knockoff Calvin Klein underwear into a sort of art. Van der Burg unveiled his book, which he calls more of a “pastiche and a brochure,” of photographs of male models wearing faux-Calvins on Vice.com Wednesday. Compiled by Vice photo editor Matthew Leifheit, the story gives readers a glimpse of the book, “Calvin Klein — The Dyslexic Collection,” which nods to CK Underwear’s black-and-white advertising campaigns. The images show male models donning what Leifheit calls the “typo-ridden undies,” which were procured throughout Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Common misspellings include: “Calven Kliem,” “Calvani Klain,” “Colvin Kloin,” “Calven Klei,” “Galvin Klain” and “Kalvi Klan” — van der Burg’s personal favorite. “It’s the furthest from [an infringement] of a copyright claim,” van der Burg said via phone from Amsterdam. “While the quality varies a lot, the Kalvi Klan briefs, I do wear often with joy. For me, it was kind of fashionable. There are just some small changes [in spelling].” The photographer said he has about 30 different pairs of knock-off Calvins, 11 of which have different misspellings. Van der Burg contacted Leifheit after he learned of his shared interest in knockoffs. “A

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