Do you much about the clothing brand Donna Karan?
I seem to remember something about Donna Karan creating those DKNY jeans that were all the rage when I was younger.
oh yes, those were very popular back in the day.  
You can see her latest things in the Club 21 retails stores across the world.
She began her career working for Anne Klein eventually becoming head of the team and remained there until 1985 
I wonder if Donna Koran was the one to convince Anne Klein that blue jeans, typically associated with working class people, could be considered fashionable to spend design resources on.
wow that is a very good question.  It is so funny to think that jeans were considered that b/c now they are so fashionable
), constructed from blue-colored denim. "Jean" also references a (historic) type of sturdy cloth commonly made with a cotton warp and wool weft (also known as "Virginia cloth"). Jean cloth can be entirely cotton as well, similar to denim. Originally designed for cowboys and miners, modern jeans became popular in the 1950s among teenagers, especially members of the greaser subculture. Jeans were a common fashion item in the 1960s hippie subculture and they continued to be popular in the 1970s and 1980s
in 1985. Karan always insisted that she would design only clothes like jersey dresses and opaque Lycra tights that she would wear herself. 
In 1988, Karan, nicknamed "The Queen Of Seventh Avenue", extended her women's 'Donna Karan New York' line by creating a less expensive clothing line for younger women, called DKNY. Two years later, she created DKNY Jeans, a denim-inspired collection. DKNY for men was launched in 1992, one year after the 'Signature' line for men had been