Donna Karan (or DK) is a famous fashion designer from New York City.  You may remember seeing clothing with DKNY on them.
Yes, I have.  A lot of famous Designers have their roots in NYC
She was a head designer at Anne Klein for 10 years before 1984.
Did you know her net worth is well over 500 MILLION ? Thats quite astounding for a woman :)
Yes. In 1984, she was given the chance to start her own business by the owner of Anne Klein, Takihyo LLC
Some items in her clothing line are quite colorful and fashionable.  I'm not sure if I would wear them though
Weinberg's showroom. Her father was a tailor and haberdasher who died when Donna was three years old. Karan and her older sister Gail were raised by their mother in Woodmere, in the Five Towns region of Nassau County, New York. Donna took pleasure in softball, volleyball, and basketball, cut classes in high school, and passed much of her time in the art department. She graduated from Hewlett High School in 1966, and then went to the Parsons School of Design.
Career.
After leaving college
DKNY
DKNY is a New York-based fashion house specializing in fashion goods for men and women, founded in 1984 by Donna Karan.
History.
Karan worked for 15 years at Anne Klein, including 10 as its head designer. In 1984 Karan and her late husband Stephan Weiss were offered the opportunity to start their own business by the owner of Anne Klein, Takihyo LLC.
The company became a publicly traded venture in 1996.
In 2001 it was purchased by the French conglomerate corporation LVMH (Louis