Anna Sui and Anthropologie Celebrate The Designer's 30 Anniversary With Three Resurrected Dresses

Nope, it's not another diffusion line (although one of those does exist as well). Anna Sui is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year with the launch of a first-ever retrospective book. In honor of such a milestone, Sui and Anthropologie, who have a longstanding relationship, got a little anthropological and selected three iconic Anna Sui dresses to resurrect and sell exclusively at Anthropologie stores. The dresses are each from a past collection--Fall 2005, Spring 2001 and Spring 2007 to be exact--and were key looks from their respective seasons.
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Nope, it's not another diffusion line (although one of those does exist as well).

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