Donna Karan
Donna Karan
Donna Karan, also known under the alias "DK", is an American fashion designer and the creator of the Donna Karan New York and DKNY clothing labels...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFashion Designer
Date of Birth2 October 1948
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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Everything was really thought about from the shoe up to the hair -- sort of like head-to-toe, we are going into the next century,
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beautiful studies of new whites -- whites that are not really white. They're sort of alabaster and ice tones and gray tones.
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Natural, beautiful color on the face. We want the casualness of the hair and it's sort of rumpled, you know -- but it's done with intention. So it's not just letting your hair go naturally, but we've created the natural.
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The beginning of the show is all about the tube pieces and then from there it works sort of like a conveyor belt. You just add a piece, and add a piece, and add a piece. For me that's modern dressing.
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Evening is a time of real experimentation. You never kind of want to look the same way.
creates
There's nothing in it, so it creates this rustling kind of effect.
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We'd rather they be in our footwear than Nike, Reebok, or anyone else. There's no question.
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We have taken this process very seriously, ... We fully recognize the need to improve our expense structure and build shareholder value.
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Today, fashion is really about sensuality - how a woman feels on the inside. In the eighties women used suits with exaggerated shoulders and waists to make a strong impression. Women are now more comfortable with themselves and their bodies - they no longer feel the need to hide behind their clothes.
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You know the thing I love about these oils? There are four of them and you can play with them, you can mix them, you can put them in your bath, ... And it's not perfume - there's no alcohol - so it's the nature of who you are in your soul so it really connects on a very, very deep level. It's like, you put it in your bag and let your handbag smell like it, it's that kind of thing. It's pure oil, pure essence, so it's never harsh. It never has that cut.
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She's really tiny, but she's really cute. She reminded me of the first time I met Natalia a few years ago. She didn't speak English so well at the beginning, either.
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She has very big shoes to fill, but if anyone can do it, Angela can.
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I have always admired LVMH and the environment it has created for designers in supporting their creativity, emphasizing their individuality, respecting their brands and providing the resources to develop global luxury businesses,
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When I started Donna Karan, people weren't really accepting the idea of the working woman.