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In 1948 she began work as the principal designer of a company her husband created that year, called Junior Sophisticates.<ref name="SterlacciArbuckle2017"/> She later divorced him, and in 1963 married Matthew Rubenstein.<ref name="SterlacciArbuckle2017"/> In 1967 she patented a [[girdle]] designed for the [[miniskirt]].<ref name="SterlacciArbuckle2017"/> Then in 1968 she and her husband Matthew Rubenstein founded Anne Klein & Company.<ref name="SterlacciArbuckle2017"/> That company began as a [[sportswear]] house, but later expanded to include other items, and in 1973 went international.<ref>https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/klein-anne-1923-1974</ref>
In 1948 she began work as the principal designer of a company her husband created that year, called Junior Sophisticates.<ref name="SterlacciArbuckle2017"/> She later divorced him, and in 1963 married Matthew Rubenstein.<ref name="SterlacciArbuckle2017"/> In 1967 she patented a [[girdle]] designed for the [[miniskirt]].<ref name="SterlacciArbuckle2017"/> Then in 1968 she and her husband Matthew Rubenstein founded Anne Klein & Company.<ref name="SterlacciArbuckle2017"/> That company began as a [[sportswear]] house, but later expanded to include other items, and in 1973 went international.<ref>https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/klein-anne-1923-1974</ref>


She created what was later known as the "Junior Miss" clothing category.<ref name="SterlacciArbuckle2017"/>
She also created what was later known as the "Junior Miss" clothing category.<ref name="SterlacciArbuckle2017"/>

In 1974 she died of [[breast cancer]].<ref>http://www.famousfashiondesigners.org/anne-klein</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
* Mademoiselle Merit Award, 1954
* Mademoiselle Merit Award, 1954<ref>https://www.encyclopedia.com/fashion/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/klein-anne</ref>
* [[Coty Award|Coty]] American Fashion Critics Award, 1955, 1969
* [[Coty Award|Coty]] American Fashion Critics Award, 1955, 1969, 1971<ref>https://www.encyclopedia.com/fashion/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/klein-anne</ref>
* [[Neiman Marcus]] Award, 1959, 1969 (Klein was the first designer to receive this award twice)<ref name="SterlacciArbuckle2017"/>
* [[Neiman Marcus]] Award, 1959, 1969 (Klein was the first designer to receive this award twice)<ref>https://www.encyclopedia.com/fashion/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/klein-anne</ref><ref name="SterlacciArbuckle2017"/>
* [[Lord & Taylor]] Award, 1964
* [[Lord & Taylor]] Award, 1964<ref>https://www.encyclopedia.com/fashion/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/klein-anne</ref>
* National Cotton Council Award, 1965
* National Cotton Council Award, 1965<ref>https://www.encyclopedia.com/fashion/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/klein-anne</ref>
* Induction into the [[Coty Award|Coty]] Fashion Hall of Fame, 1971 <ref name="SterlacciArbuckle2017"/>
* Induction into the [[Coty Award|Coty]] Fashion Hall of Fame, 1971 <ref name="SterlacciArbuckle2017"/>


Revision as of 04:50, 24 May 2018

Anne Klein
Born
Hannah Golofsky/Hannah Golofski[1]

(1923-08-03)August 3, 1923[2]
Brooklyn, New York[3]
DiedMarch 19, 1974(1974-03-19) (aged 50)[4]
New York, New York
EducationTraphagen School[5]
LabelAnne Klein
Awards
  • Mademoiselle Merit Award, 1954
  • Coty American Fashion Critics Award, 1955, 1969, 1971
  • Neiman Marcus Award, 1959, 1969
  • Lord and Taylor Award, 1964
  • National Cotton Council Award, 1965
  • Induction into the Coty Fashion Hall of Fame, 1971
For the professor of religious studies, see Anne C. Klein.

Anne Klein (1923-1974) was an American fashion designer.[6] Her birth name was Hannah Golofsky (it has also been written as Golofski).[7] She changed her first name to Anne, and took Ben Klein's last name when she married him in 1948.[5]

In 1948 she began work as the principal designer of a company her husband created that year, called Junior Sophisticates.[5] She later divorced him, and in 1963 married Matthew Rubenstein.[5] In 1967 she patented a girdle designed for the miniskirt.[5] Then in 1968 she and her husband Matthew Rubenstein founded Anne Klein & Company.[5] That company began as a sportswear house, but later expanded to include other items, and in 1973 went international.[8]

She also created what was later known as the "Junior Miss" clothing category.[5]

In 1974 she died of breast cancer.[9]

Awards

  • Mademoiselle Merit Award, 1954[10]
  • Coty American Fashion Critics Award, 1955, 1969, 1971[11]
  • Neiman Marcus Award, 1959, 1969 (Klein was the first designer to receive this award twice)[12][5]
  • Lord & Taylor Award, 1964[13]
  • National Cotton Council Award, 1965[14]
  • Induction into the Coty Fashion Hall of Fame, 1971 [5]

References

  1. ^ https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/klein-anne-1923-1974
  2. ^ https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/klein-anne-1923-1974
  3. ^ https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/klein-anne-1923-1974
  4. ^ https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/klein-anne-1923-1974
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i Francesca Sterlacci; Joanne Arbuckle (30 June 2017). Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 264–. ISBN 978-1-4422-3909-8.
  6. ^ https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/klein-anne-1923-1974
  7. ^ https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/klein-anne-1923-1974
  8. ^ https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/klein-anne-1923-1974
  9. ^ http://www.famousfashiondesigners.org/anne-klein
  10. ^ https://www.encyclopedia.com/fashion/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/klein-anne
  11. ^ https://www.encyclopedia.com/fashion/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/klein-anne
  12. ^ https://www.encyclopedia.com/fashion/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/klein-anne
  13. ^ https://www.encyclopedia.com/fashion/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/klein-anne
  14. ^ https://www.encyclopedia.com/fashion/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/klein-anne
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