Anne Klein
The Anne Klein label was founded in 1968 by Anne Klein, who originally began her fashion career as a simple fashion sketcher. Following her death in 1974, Anne was succeeded by Donna Karan, who previously served as her design assistant. Karan took the fairly young label and helped to catapult it to what we now know it as today – a label with a total volume estimated at $500 million.
Anne Klein was a fashion-school educated woman and the Anne Klein website seems to borrow from this desire to learn by taking the opportunity to educate shoppers in various design aspects. Great lengths are taken to carefully describe how to best measure the body for the best fit, or explain the various types of fabric used in Anne Klein designs. Wearers of Anne Klein are not only paying customers – they are a fashionable, sophisticated family who pride themselves in self-expression and the empowerment that goes with looking good – and knowing you look good.
The Anne Klein label includes apparel, handbags, shoes as well as sunglasses and other accessories and can be found at Anne Klein New York, Bloomingdale’s, Nordstrom, Lord & Taylor, and Macy’s. There are also several extensions of the brand that provide more affordable lifestyle pieces.
