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ANNE KLEIN

The Brand

Hannah Golofski (Dec 3 1923 – XX, 1974), known professionally as Anne Klein, was an American fashion designer and businesswoman. She was the founder and designer of the brand Anne Klein.

Anne Klein was an innovator, a passionate creator and visionary who helped define the American fashion landscape with her eponymous brand. For over 50 years, Anne Klein has been synonymous with American sportswear.

In 1968, Anne Klein founded her namesake label, forever changing how women thought about and bought clothes. She was the first American designer to dress women in separates, offering them a range of jackets, tops and bottoms. In 1973, Anne competed in the Battle of Versailles, joining the likes of Oscar de la Renta and Bill Blass to put American fashion on the global map.

Over the years, a succession of designers have created clothing under the Anne Klein label, including Donna Karan, who began her career under Anne’s tutelage, Louis Dell’Olio and Isabel Toledo. The world of Anne Klein encompasses womenswear, accessories, footwear, watches, eyewear, jewelry, legwear, sleepwear and more.

Today, the brand is doing more than simply meeting women’s fashion needs; it is celebrating her whole life by providing her with elevated essentials destined to live at the front of her closet and is available in over sixty countries in collaboration with global partners. In 2018, the brand celebrated its 50th anniversary as a women’s lifestyle collection dedicated to timeless American classics.

Anne Klein believed getting dressed should start with smart, beautiful clothing that makes women feel good. in this increasingly busy world, we have become more dependent than ever on clothes that can work as hard as we do, making Anne Klein’s original design ethos more relevant than ever before. “We exist to change women’s lives so they can change the world” Anne Klein.