Sketch of woman wearing a pantsuit with long sleeves, pointed collar, and contrasting wide belt. The text on the back, possibly the advertising copy, reads, Anne Klein does our pant and caftan shirt in midnight blue crushed velvet emblazoned with rhinestones for doing your own thing in great style! Anne Klein (August 3, 1923 - March 19, 1974) was an American fashion designer. Her birth name was Hannah Golofsky (it has also been written as Golofski). She changed her first name to Anne, and took Ben Klein's last name when she married him in 1948.. She was the first fashion designer after Coco Chanel to adapt men's clothing styles into how outfits were produced and designed for women.