……………………..It’s hard to believe this picture was taken one year shy of…….FIFTY YEARS AGO!!!!!!………It was taken in the Anne Klein showroom of Donna and myself….for what I don’t remember? It was a time of mixed emotions…..Donna and I had known each other since our senior year in high school…..We were BFF in Parsons School of Design, and then as faith would have it we worked together for ten years at Anne Klein before Donna went on her own, and developed a powerhouse brand…….I continued at Anne Klein for another 10 years on my own, and built the company from a $250,000 company to a $1,000,ooo company before I left……We the photo we were showing our last collection……Spring 1974…….We were sort of in limbo not knowing what was ahead of us…..We were attached at the hip for so long from such a young age that separating was terrifying, and yet exciting….This was the end of the road for us, and the beginning of a new one………..As the saying goes……………..NEXT!