Designer creates collection and it's all done on computer
NEW YORK (AP) -- Charles Nolan, the former designer at Anne Klein, is back in the fashion world, launching his own label and opening his own store.
Nolan had taken a hiatus from his "day job" to work on the Howard Dean presidential campaign.
When he returned to the design studio, he brought with him some looks from his final project as a student at the Fashion Institute of Technology in 1979.
The styles included a black tulle spaghetti-strap dress with a white French dot overlay which will be part of his debut collection out this fall.
What's new
New items on the line are a supple leather skirt with kick pleats and front pockets, a bright pink windowpane coat with a green bow, and a black dress with frayed wool fringe from the hip to knee.
"In lieu of fur, I'm using frayed tassels this season," he says.
All of the new designs were created on a computer.
"I used to be anti-computer but now I do everything on it," Nolan says.
"It took me 10 years -- I got my first computer as a Christmas present 10 years ago -- and now I love it. I can even sketch on it, and I'm largely self-taught."