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Name | Donna Karan |
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Nationality | American |
Birth date | October 02, 1948 |
Birth place | Forest Hills, New York |
Education | Hewlett High School The New School (Parsons division) |
Label name | Donna Karan |
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Donna Karan (born October 2, 1948) is an American fashion designer and the creator of the ''Donna Karan New York'' and ''DKNY'' clothing labels.
She graduated from Hewlett High School in 1966, and then went to the Parsons School of Design (later known as Parsons the New School for Design after it became a division of The New School), for two years. She left to work for Anne Klein.
Karan became well-known for her 'Essentials' line, initially offering seven easy pieces which could all be mixed and matched, and created a fully integrated wardrobe. Karan always insisted that she would only design clothes, like jersey dresses and opaque Lycra tights, that she would also wear herself. She was once described in the early 1990s by the ''New York Times'' as “[Ed Koch] in a stretchy black dress”.
In 1988, Karan, nicknamed ''The Queen Of Seventh Avenue'' by the time, extended her women's 'Donna Karan New York' line by a less expensive one 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 presented. In its heyday in the 1990s, the Donna Karan portfolio, for men and women, consisted of the top-of-the-line DKNY collection (black label, couture collection, partly hand-made, limited distribution) and its variation, the 'Donna Karan Signature' collection (golden label, designer sportswear, wider distribution), the DKNY lifestyle diffusion line, and the lower-priced DKNY Jeans (and DKNY Active) lines. The portfolio was later complemented by a children's collection, beauty products, accessories and furniture. Sales rose up to $510.1 million in 1995 from $96.6 in 1991. More than half of the sales were attributed to the DKNY lines, couture contributed 15% and about 30% of the sales were generated by men’s clothing, accessories, cosmetics and other products. Almost a third of the sales were made in exports.
In November 2000, the LVMH (Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton) fashion giant completed the acquisition of both Gabrielle Studio, a company that owned the Donna Karan brand and was named after Karan's daughter, and Donna Karan International Inc. for about $400 million and $240 million, respectively. LVMH subsequently re-arranged the Donna Karan portfolio: 'Donna Karan New York' for men was discontinued, as well as the 'Signature' lines for men and women.
In August 2008, Donna Karan relaunched her discontinued fragrance lines from the 1990s. These include DK Fuel for Men, Signature, Chaos, and Black Cashmere. They are available exclusively in the United States at Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman, Manhattan and at Harrod's, Knightsbridge, London.
Since 2005, Karan has offered online shopping of its DKNY and associated lines at the label's web site.
The company maintains design studios, showrooms and offices at 550 Seventh Avenue (Manhattan) (headquarters) and 240 W. 40th St. in New York City.
On May 17, 2008, protesters, who were eventually arrested, crouched in the yoga ‘rabbit pose’ and covered themselves with fake blood while Karan spoke at the Yoga Journal Boston Conference at the Sheraton Boston Hotel. On September 7, 2008, PETA protesters picketed a Boston fashion show by waving signs reading: "Donna: Dump Fur." On December 4, 2008, PETA members wearing Grim Reaper costumes and "bloody" fur coats protested at Karan's boutique in Boston. On December 22, Donna Karan announced that her fall 2009 lines would be fur-free and stated that she had "no plans" to use fur in the future. A personal appeal from Tim Gunn, the chief creative officer for Liz Claiborne and announcer in a PETA video, is said to have influenced the decision after PETA's two year campaign against her and Giorgio Armani.
However, by the Fall of 2010, Karan's fall collection once again included fur items, including jackets and vests. In response to this, PETA held a demonstration on October 19, 2010 near a Democratic fundraiser in Donna Karan’s penthouse. At the event, which was organized by Karan and first lady Michelle Obama, the PETA protestors held placards that called Karan, "Bunny Butcher." PETA protests against Karan because they allege that the fur industry kills 50 million animals, many of which are skinned alive.
On November 29, 2010, 16 different PETA profiles posted a vertical message on Karan's Facebook page that read "DK BUNNY BUTCHER." Each profile picture represented a letter in the message. "Bunny Butcher" is the nickname given to Karan by the organization for using rabbit fur in her collections.
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Name | Julia Allison |
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Birth date | February 28, 1981 |
Birth place | Wilmette, Illinois |
Age | 28 |
Occupation | journalist |
Credits | ''Star'', ''Time Out New York''; CNN, Fox Business, Fox News, MSNBC |
Url | http://www.juliaallison.com |
Agent | }} |
On graduating from college, she moved to New York and began working as a columnist for ''amNewYork'', after which she became editor-at-large for ''Star'' magazine. In 2007, she went on to join ''Time Out New York'' as a columnist, a position held until Summer 2009. Her freelance writing has featured in numerous magazines including ''Cosmopolitan'' and ''Men's Health''.
She has appeared as a guest commentator on television networks such as MSNBC, Fox News, plus Headline News, CNN, and MTV, and co-hosts New York Nonstop lifestyle show ''TMI Weekly''.
As of 2009, her work includes speaking engagements on new media and marketing, as well as assisting various companies as brand spokesperson.
Allison's public speaking focuses on new media and marketing; engagements include DLD (Digital, Lifestyle, Design) conference in Munich, at MIT and, in fall 2009 at Wharton business school on women entrepreneurs. Additionally, she works with various brands, including Sony through to early 2010, as a spokesperson.
As a television pundit, Allison has made occasional appearances on Fox Business's ''Happy Hour'' and Fox News' ''Red Eye'' show, plus regular appearances as a commentator on Fox News segments, CNN's ''Reliable Sources'', and Headline News' ''Showbiz Tonight'' and ''Glenn Beck'' news-commentary show. Other appearances include E!, MSNBC's ''Scarborough Country''; ''Montel Williams'', ''NY Residential'', and MTV's ''It's On with Alexa Chung''. Locally, media appearances include New York City's Fox 5, and Sirius radio. She co-hosts NBC New York Nonstop's ''TMI Weekly'', joint owned by Next New Networks. Allison was also pictured by renowned photographer Platon on ''Wired'' magazine's cover in August, 2008.
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