Biography
No matter how cool, but one is equally talented in the whole designer model. Christian Lubutane, for example, known to the world as a "father" of shoes with a distinct red sole, although there are still bags and cosmetics from under his conveyor. Louis Witton became famous for the suitcases and wallets, but now his ruler is much wider. And Anna Klein specialized in women's watches. With this, it would seem a minor element, she converted generally accepted images into a standard of world fashion.Childhood and youth
August 3, 1923 in Brooklyn, the most populated Boro New York, in the family owner of the Tax aircraft of Morris Holofsky and his wife Esther were born a girl, in the future the legislator of fashion, a great designer, "Fairy-Sovress" for women who follow the style. She was called Hannah.
Becoming adult, Hannah Halofsky changed the name to Anna (or Ann on the American manner). It seemed to the girl more harmonious and aesthetic. And the famous Familia Klein, glorified in the world, got a designer from Ben Klein's spouse in 1940.
Talent for the design Anna Klein has shown in a commercial high school for girls (now Prospect Heights High School). The lessons did not particularly occupy it: sitting on the back part, a native of Brooklyn created sketches of dresses, skirts, trousers and jackets for their peers. Already then, Anna Klein dreamed of conquering the world of fashion.
In 1937, Anna Klein's desires were rewarded: she was awarded a scholars for studying at Traphagen School of Fashion, in the heart of New York. After a 15-year-old girl, the semester was given the first job. She continued to create sketches, but already at the enterprise for money.
The formation of Anna Klein as a designer began in 1940.
Personal life
In many ways, the success of the Baby Hannah, the Goloby contributed to her personal life. In 1940, the designer married Ben Klein. He is not related to the relatives with Kelvin Klein, one of the "elephants", on which modern fashion holds, but to the beauty industry.Despite the common interests, Anna and Ben Klein divorced in 1958. The legislator of women's fashion suffered from loneliness for only a few months. Once on a dinner, she met the businessman Matthew Rubinstein and fell in love without a memory. He became her husband Anna Klein in 1963.
Anna Klein and Matthew Rubinstein did not part up to the death of the designer in 1974. Heirs after themselves Anna Klein did not leave.
Fashion and design
Most of the 1940s, Anna Klein devoted to the "alien" fashion. For example, she collaborated with Maurice Rentner and his brand Maurice Rentner, Inc., specializing in male and women's clothing.
Anna Klein did not like to work on the manufacturer, because she could not realize his potential 100%. Therefore, in 1944, the designer quit Maurice Rentner and united from Bonnie Kashin and Claire McCardell. The joint efforts of the woman laid the foundations of the US sports fashion.
Anna Klein's name loudly walked in the fashion world thanks to the brand Junior Sophhisticates. The designer created it in collaboration with her husband Ben Klyin. Junior Sophisticates offered elegant images to women with "compact" figures. The first collection saw the light in 1950 and had an unprecedented success.
The brand Junior Sophthicates did not create "fusion" clothes - dresses and overalls. With the help of competent combination of blouses and trousers, sweaters and skirts, Anna Klein offered low-speed women to visually pull out her figure, and those who lacked the volume in the waist or hips, to add it.
Anna Klein, judging by the photos that came to modern times, also did not differ in lush forms. Working out the sketches, she first sought to adjust his own flaws, emphasize the "highlight". The most successful ideas were embodied in the collections of Junior Sophthicates.
Anna Klein's development for Junior Sophisticates in 1954 was awarded Mademoiselle Merit Award and Coty American Fashion Critics Award, and the presentation in 1959 Neiman-Marcus Fashion Award marked international recognition.
Anna's story in Junior Sophisticates ended simultaneously with a divorce with Ben Klyin. In the early 1960s, she worked in freelanse, helping colleagues on the "revive" sketches. Among the examples of successful cooperation - a coat from Pierre Cardin, dresses from Evan-Picone.
This experience brought Anna Klein enough of finances to open his own atelier and shop on the 57th street of Manhattan. The solemn ceremony took place in 1963. Now in this room there is anna Klein fashion house.
The Anne Klein & Company brand leads its history from 1968. Contrary to the usual, the range was not the objects of clothing, but accessories: Women's clock with straps, inlaid diamonds, or with a dial of ceramics, bracelets, earrings, brooches, etc.
In the next 10 years, Anne Klein & Co Accessories began to be implemented in hundreds of thousands of outlets (more than 750 stores only in the United States), including in Moscow. Anna Klein herself became the first American designer whose products were sold in Europe.
Death
Anna Klein's biography suddenly broke off on March 19, 1974. The cause of death served as breast cancer. The designer lived 51 years old.
Anne Klein & Co continued to exist under the leadership of Donna Karan, the faithful helper Anna Klein, and Louis del Olio. In July 2019, the rights to the brand bought WHP Global.
According to Anne Klein & Co official website, now clothing, shoes, bags, watches and brand jewelry are implemented at reasonable prices in 60 countries around the world.