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For her new label, Anne sketches a logo based on her astrological sign. The design goes on to become one of the most iconic and recognizable trademarks in the world. # 1968 #### 1969 First to be Twice ##### \+ MORE ### First to be Twice Anne becomes the first designer to repeat as a Neiman Marcus Fashion Leadership Award winner. # 1969 #### 1970 First designer Shop ##### \+ MORE ### First designer Shop Saks Fifth Avenue launches the free-standing Anne Klein Corner, a prototype for designer fashion retailing common today. # 1970 #### 1971 Hall of Fame ##### \+ MORE ### Hall of Fame The Coty Awards name the eighth designer in 28 years to the Coty Hall of Fame: Anne Klein. # 1971 #### 1973 Battle Of Versailles ##### \+ MORE ### Battle Of Versailles Top American designers, including Anne, upstage their French contemporaries at the legendary Versailles fashion show to shift the balance of fashion influence to New York. # 1973 #### 1974 The Legagcy lives On ##### \+ MORE ### The Legagcy lives On Following Anne’s death, design assistants Donna Karan and Louis Dell’Ollio interpret Anne’s vision, the first of many prominent designers to perpetuate the iconic style. # 1974 #### 1976 Lifestyle Brand ##### \+ MORE ### Lifestyle Brand New extensions begin the development of a full lifestyle brand. # 1976 #### 1993-2003 Dressed to Lead ##### \+ MORE ### Dressed to Lead Anne Klein dresses women to succeed with suits, separates and accessories that work from day into night - sophisticated designs that are as effortless as they are empowering. # 1993-2003 #### 2001 Relevant Forever ##### \+ MORE ### Relevant Forever Anne Klein is immortalized by the Fashion Walk of Fame with a plaque on Seventh Avenue where she began a revolution in American fashion. # 2001 #### 1993-2018 Continued Creative Leadership ##### \+ MORE ### Continued Creative Leadership Anne Klein maintains its legacy under various leading designers including Richard Tyler, Patrick Robinson, Kaufman & Franco, Charles Nolan Isabel Toledo and Sharon Lombardo. # 1993-2018 #### 2018 50  Years ##### \+ MORE ### 50 Years The brand celebrates 50 years  in business, while entering a licensing partnership with  Steven Madden for footwear and handbags. # 2018 #### 2020 Uniting with Anne's Granddaughter ##### \+ MORE ### Uniting with Anne's Granddaughter In 2020, the iconic fashion brand unites with Anne Klein’s granddaughter, Jesse Rubinstein # 2020 ### AK x COVID-19 Relief On April 20, 2020, Jesse joins Anne Klein to launch its COVID-19 Relief efforts # 2020 Sorry # Sorry This video isn't available. The owner has been notified. ### AK at NYFW Jesse Rubinstein presents Anne Klein at NYFW 2020 # 2020 #### 2021 Image and Impact ##### \+ MORE ### Image and Impact Our mission is equal parts image – serving working women around the world with classic American style – and impact – supporting the causes and communities she holds dear and empowering her ability to make positive change in the world. # 2021 ### AK x African Services Committee We partner with actress and activist, Ilfenesh Hadera and African Services Committee, a multiservice, human rights organization dedicated to assisting immigrants, refugees and asylees from across the African Diaspora # 2021 #### 2022 Inspiring the Next Generation ##### \+ MORE ### Inspiring the Next Generation Our impact partners in the Fall of 2022 are Golden Globe winning actress Gina Rodriguez and the Fashion Scholarship Fund # 2022 ### The Future is Female Our impact partners in the Spring of 2022 are supermodel Joan Smalls and Girls Inc. # 2022 ##### \+ MORE ##### \+ MORE ## Search What are you looking for? anneklein.com # anneklein.com is blocked This page has been blocked by an extension - Try disabling your extensions. 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