Biography:

Anna Kiper is a New York City based fashion designer with a passion for illustration. For over two decades, Anna has been involved in the fashion industry as a fashion forecaster, designer, consultant and as an instructor. She has worked for companies such as Calvin Klein, Mondi, and Maggie Norris Couture where she dressed Nicole Kidman, Halle Berry, Diane Keaton, Bette Midler, Jane Fonda and other celebrities for Red Carpet events and magazine covers. Michelle Obama wore her design for Maggie Norris Couture at the 100 Days in Office Georgetown celebration. Since 2002, Anna has also been an instructor at the Parsons School of Design and the Fashion Institute of Technology. Anna’s work has been widely published in books and magazines worldwide. She authored two books – Fashion Portfolio: Design and Presentation (2014) and Fashion Illustration: Inspiration and Technique (2011), which have been translated into ten languages. Her illustrations have been exhibited at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan and at the 50 years CFDA exhibit in the FIT museum, and were showcased at the Museum of the City of New York as part of a presentation on contemporary haute couture.

Recent Artwork Published / Exhibitions

IMPACT: 50 years of the CFDA, by Patrcia Mears, Abrams Books, 2012
Fashion Design: The Complete Guide, by John Hopkins, Ava Publishing, 2012
Plaza Retail Collection “Tableaux Exhibition” at Plaza Hotel, Fall 2008
Fashion and Textiles: The Essential Careers Guide, by Carol Brown, Laurence King Publishing, London, 2010
Fashion Drawing, by Michele Wesen Bryant, Laurence King Publishing, London, Fall 2010
Portfolio Presentation for Fashion Designers, Third Edition, by Linda Tain, Fairchild Publications, Summer 2010
Big Book of Fashion Illustration: A World Sourcebook of Contemporary Illustration, BATSFORD 2007 England
The Black Dress by Valerie Steele, Collins Design Publishers 2007
Illustrated invitation for Victoria & Albert Museum, London, “New York Fashion Now” exhibit 2007
Wedding Style Magazine, Spring/Summer 2007
Gotham Magazine, January 2007
WWD, December 28, 2006