Mixing vintage styles with her current cultural obsessions, she effortlessly makes hip, exuberant, original clothes. Whether Anna’s inspiration is Victorian cowboys, Warhol superstars or Finnish textile prints, her depth of cultural knowledge is always apparent. A true trendsetter, to whom stylists and editors look for direction, the boundless energy and creative ingenuity of her runway shows are always a high point of New York Fashion Week. “You have to focus on your dreams even if they go beyond common sense. How could this young girl from the suburbs of Detroit become a success in New York? It was always that dream,” she says.