Annette with a client
The time Annette wore the knit dress that had large holes in the knit was when a company in North Carolina licensed the Disney cartoon characters to put on lamps, wall decor, and kid's furniture like bunk beds and I believe the year was 1982. The company that licensed the use of the cartoon characters was named Lea. I think it is still around. I only remember one item as being really different and that was a 5 foot tall Goofy statue holding a cloth bag for kids to throw toys or clothes into.
I would not have gone to see this line but they were advertising Annette would be there. It was a mob, but how often do you get to see your childhood dreamgirl? She was very quiet, beautiful and so graceful. She visited patiently with a lot of people and signed some autographs.
She was there for about two hours, if I remember correctly. My contact at Lea told me she flew in and out on the same day, and they had to pay extra to get Annette to appear in person.
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