Alicia Klein®

History of Alicia Klein® Promotional Products

Alicia Klein® promotional products originated in 2003, but Alicia Klein has been in the fashion industry since she graduated from college and worked at Burberry's in San Francisco, which at the time, she says, was "still the Queen's Burberry." The clean design and fine materials of Burberry inspired her own line of business cases, wallets and portfolios. Alicia Klein® promotional products are elegant, professional, and of the highest quality, yet they belong to a simple and unpretentious aesthetic. Klein founded the Vallavista brand corporation in 1987, when the number of women in the workplace was rapidly climbing. Together with Lawrence Siegel, she introduced varieties of leather accessories, eventually creating her own label of briefcases and handbags for working women. She now designs professional accessories for both genders, and the Alicia Klein® promotional products offered by Pinnacle fit a wide variety of tastes.

Alicia Klein® Promotional Products and Women in the Workplace

As a line created specifically for women in the workplace, Alicia Klein® promotional products commemorate the history of the "working girl." Lower class women have always been in the workplace, but in World War II women of all classes entered the workplace in full force when war factories were short labor and most able-bodied men were fighting overseas. A popular song and later a Norman Rockwell cover on The Saturday Evening Post promoted the concept of "Rosie the Riveter" -- the archetypal woman worker with a blue jumpsuit and red headwrap. The United States government used an incredibly similar image for its "We Can Do It!" propaganda posters urging women to get jobs. When the war ended, "Rosie the Riveters" were expected to leave their jobs, and they did for the most part. Women who returned to work in the 1950s mostly assumed clerical positions and faced a long battle towards receiving equal pay for equal work.

The Original Taxi Wallet: the Signature Alicia Klein® Promotional Product

The Original Taxi Wallet is perhaps the most renowned of all Alicia Klein® promotional products. Klein and Vallavista created the Taxi Wallet during their first year in business, and it has been extremely popular since, inspiring many imitations. The Original Taxi Wallet is smaller than a standard wallet, but still big enough to fit bills, cards and coins. Its ease for carrying cash makes it perfect for the taxi -- or any situation where a businessperson would need to access his wallet with speed. With its foldover flap it's slim and compact, sliding easily into pants pockets or the front compartment of a briefcase or purse.

Bookmarks: the Most Popular Alicia Klein® Promotional Product

This thin vinyl bookmark is the Alicia Klein® promotional product perfect for the school or office. Stylish and finely made, any recipient will be sure to hold on to it for years. Its compact size and affordable price make it a great giveaway -- easy for the giver to slide into a gift basket, or for the recipient to tuck into her agenda. It even sports a small picture window for further personalization. In fact, several Alicia Klein® promotional products can be customized not only with a company logo, but a picture insert, including the photo frame mousepad, desktop organizer, and keychain.