Project No More Runway: Anne Klein Axes Ready to Wear
Just when we thought American apparel conglomerates were learning from their smarter and more sophisticated European cousins such as LVMH, where marquee designers and “star brands” fuel sales of everything from bejeweled key fobs to cognac, we’ve learned that corporate parent Jones New York has decided to shutter its Anne Klein ready-to-wear line. The collection was designed by Isabel Toledo, a 2005 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award winner for fashion and the wife of illustrator Ruben Toledo.
The news comes less than a year after Toledo’s first runway collection for Anne Klein, presented in February at New York Fashion Week.
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