Donna Karan

"For me, designing is an expression of who I am as a woman, with all the complications, feelings and emotions." - Donna Karan

Donna Karan is the "DK" in the famous American fashion brand "DKNY". She was born into fashion on Long Island. Not only was her father Gabby Faske (who died when Karan was three) a tailor, her mother Helen was a showroom model and fashion sales rep. Even Karan’s stepfather Harold Flaxman was in the fashion business. While still in high school, Karan designed her first collection and staged her first show.
Following her second year at Parson’s School of Design, Karan was hired by Anne Klein for a summer job . After three years as an associate designer, Karan was named successor following Klein’s death in 1974. Louis De ll’Olio , a Parson’s friend, joined her a year later. Together, they designed the Anne Klein Collection. Karan then created Anne Klein II in 1982, originating the concept of bridge and lifestyle dressing in fashion. After ten years of designing Anne Klein, Donna Karan, with her late husband Stephen Weiss, founded the 'DKNY' company in 1984 with the support of Weiss and partner Takiyho, Inc. the owner of Anne Klein & Co. Fall 1985 saw the first Donna Karan New York Collection and the reaction from the press and retailers proved once again that Karan made fashion history.
DKNY went on to be come a publicly-traded enterprise in 1996, and then five years later, was acquired by its present owner, the French luxury conglomerate, LVMH , Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton.
Karan also designs clothing, shoes, bags and accessories.

http://www.donnakaran.com/

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