Donna Karan has not only become a notable designer over the past couple of decades but has also become a household name. Across all ages and races, from actors to rappers to teenagers, both men and women aspire to wear the latest fashions designed by Donna Karan.
Having been nicknamed the "˜Queen of Seventh Avenue', Donna Karan did not become successful overnight. She was born in Forest Hills, New York, on October 4, 1948 to a fashion model and haberdasher which is why Donna Karen was destined to work in the fashion industry. It was in her blood.
For ten years, from 1974 to 1984, Karan worked with Ann Klein. When Ann Klein became terribly ill, Karan became head designer and was shortly joined by her close friend and classmate, Louis Dell' Olio, as her co-designer.
After having worked for others, it was in 1984 that Donna Karan decided to work for herself by starting a collection of her own.She was given her own firm by Takihyo Corporation of Japan, which was also the parent company of Ann Klein.
Having lost the legal right to use her name as a designer brand, not many know that DKNY does not actually stand for Donna Karan New York. It is actually just the name of Karan's New York City fashion store as well as one of her fashion lines.
Key Dates:
1984: Karan, with the help of husband Stephan Weiss, forms Donna Karan New York.
1985: The first Donna Karan New York collection is introduced; Karan is named Designer of the Year by the CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America).
1989: DKNY is launched.
1990: DKNY Jeans hit stores; Karan's earns second CFDA Designer of the Year award.
1992: Karan's first menswear collection, signature fragrance, and DKNY Kids are introduced.
1993: DKNY Men, a more casual line of menswear, is introduced.
1994: The first DKNY store opens in London.
1996: Donna Karan International goes public on the New York Stock Exchange; a DKNY store opens in Manchester, England.
1998: DKNY stores open in Beverly Hills, Las Vegas, Manhasset (New York), and Short Hills (New Jersey).
1999: Two DKNY fragrances are launched through Estée Lauder; five more stores open across the United States.
2000: Four more DKNY stores open, and several new products are rolled out including DKNY jeans for juniors, DKNY watches through Swatch and Fossil, and scarves through Mantero.
2001: Fashion group LVMH acquires the company.
2002: DKNY Kids is relaunched through a deal with CWF.
Key Dates:
1984: Karan, with the help of husband Stephan Weiss, forms Donna Karan New York.
1985: The first Donna Karan New York collection is introduced; Karan is named Designer of the Year by the CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America).
1989: DKNY is launched.
1990: DKNY Jeans hit stores; Karan's earns second CFDA Designer of the Year award.
1992: Karan's first menswear collection, signature fragrance, and DKNY Kids are introduced.
1993: DKNY Men, a more casual line of menswear, is introduced.
1994: The first DKNY store opens in London.
1996: Donna Karan International goes public on the New York Stock Exchange; a DKNY store opens in Manchester, England.
1998: DKNY stores open in Beverly Hills, Las Vegas, Manhasset (New York), and Short Hills (New Jersey).
1999: Two DKNY fragrances are launched through Estée Lauder; five more stores open across the United States.
2000: Four more DKNY stores open, and several new products are rolled out including DKNY jeans for juniors, DKNY watches through Swatch and Fossil, and scarves through Mantero.
2001: Fashion group LVMH acquires the company.
2002: DKNY Kids is relaunched through a deal with CWF.
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