…………………For more than 20 years I went to Florence, Italy….two to three times a year to work on the sweater knit collection for my Anne Klein Collection. Here, for my 1991 AK Resort collection, are three examples of my creations…..At the far left a deep V-neck sweater with a matching knit skirt with racing stripes down the sides…………At the right……..a navy and white color block dress….easy to wear….modern forever!
………………I LOVE WHITE COTTON SHIRTS!……During my career, both at my 20 years at Anne Klein and my 20 years at Linea for QVC, I designed countless numbers of white cotton shirts…..Some designers like Gianfranco Ferre always had signature elaborate white shirts on their collections……For my Resort 1991 AK collection, at far left, a wrap notched collar version with PIRATE sleeves worn with a navy cotton jersey short skirt….is all cinched together with a wide elastic belt detailed with navy leather and gold turn key closings…….On the right a cowl neck cotton jersey dolman sleeve top in dark Navy worn with easy white walking shorts in cotton jersey…..All of the accessories, and belts were made for me by my licensees for this collection…….Everything looks FRESH, CLEAN and TIMELESS!
……………….COTTON JERSEY from ITALY was a fabric staple of my Anne Klein RESORT 1991 collection….It was light weight and silky to the touch….great against the body…..Easy shapes, cool to wear, easy care and easy to pack for summer vacations was a winning combination…..A V-neck camisole with a matching cardigan, worn with white trousers was a good example of American sportswear…something Anne Klein truly created as we know it today……A white turtle neck halter dress is paired with a match white “boyfriend” blazer, and the hooded funnel neck backless dress in navy had just enough glamor for more casual summer evenings…….FISH accessories….belts and earrings finished the looks……..Ready for a dinner out at a sea side restaurant!
……………….This past Wednesday I had a wonderful lunch with two old friends…….Able and Tina……I actually went to Parsons School of Design with Able….so I know Abel since 1967…that’s ions ago!…..I met Tina through my personal assistant and PR gal, Connie….so that was during my Anne Klein days….also ions ago….we were all young and fabulous….LOL…Abel tried his hand at a design career, but became a model’s booker taking care of many models….Jac was one of the models he took care of….Tina had a very varied career….she worked for Vogue magazine and for Ralph Lauren….among other jobs and career moves…..Abel arranged this luncheon at a restaurant named……ROBERT’S……It is located at 2 Columbus Circle in NYC in a high rise building….The views are incredible of Columbus and Central Park…..The building also is the home of the…..”THE MUSEUM OF ARTS & DESIGN”….a wonderful small museum….definitely worth visiting after lunch!…..As you can see!…..Tina did NOT want her picture taken so she turned her head every time I tried to sneak a picture!!…..We had a lot of reminiscing to do, and we never stopped talking….It was like we tried to get a lifetime into one lunch!
………………….The restaurant is really lovely, and I highly recommend it…..Reservations are required…..We basically closed the lunch service, so the tables are not yet made up for dinner…..Abel’s doctor owns the restaurant!…..and sent over two complimentary deserts. The prices are very reasonable for a NY restaurant, and they offered a prix fix meal that was three courses with a good selection…..There is a beautiful black grand piano, but I’m not sure when the pianist plays…Even though the restaurant was fully booked the noise level was low so we could easily converse!….We had a great table right at the window…with the best view!. The upper left photo is from a post card the restaurant makes available of the night time view from the restaurant of Columbus Circle……Truly a New York experience!………..We promised to meet up again….maybe at my home!