In she married Stephan Weiss, whom she had first met on a blind date ten years earlier. They lived in Manhattan and in a beach house on Long Island, where Weiss designed the home and grounds, leaving Karan to handle the interiors. Weiss, who was also a sculptor, designed the bottles for Karan's first signature fragrance, Donna Karan. The scent was a mix, in her words, of leather, cashmere, suede, and the "back of my husband's neck.
Although she was the first American designer to suggest sarong skirts for men, her husband steadfastly refused to wear them. Attempting to imitate all-American designer Ralph Lauren's lifestyle marketing ploy, Karan's "Woman-to-Woman" marketing campaign reflected her customer—a stylish, elegant, working woman. Striking a cord with independent career women, Karan explained, "I have hit upon a universality of design. Her connections to Hollywood and Washington, D.
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton slipped into her suits and dresses after she wore the "cold shoulder" black dress at an inaugural bash, it immediately was "knocked off"—that is, copied at lower prices by everyone in the fashion world and President Bill Clinton campaigned in her stylish navy wool crepe suits.
A far cry from her initial snug, simple jersey separates, a later line for women incorporated longer sheer chiffon dresses, Edwardian suits, empire waist dresses, and monastic long tunics over bell-bottom slacks with shoulder-slung chunky cross accessories.
Her reputation and identity as a world-class designer established, Karan expanded her vision into home furnishings and a women's body care line moisturizers, bath soap, and shower gels. By the late s, Karan had amassed a global business empire that included childrenswear, fragrances, skin-care products, hosiery, and eye wear, as well.
The company had almost foreign accounts, including 27 free-standing Donna Karan stores, with strong followings in Europe, the Far East, and Japan. In addition to attracting the loyalty of consumers, she won recognition from the global fashion press and top designers who voted her Best Woman Designer in the World and Best American Designer to Emerge in 20 Years.
Meanwhile, she shook up the fashion retailing world by attempting to gain further control of her company by going public with her company's stock. However, Karan's road to success was not always smooth. The first hurdle came in when the company expanded too rapidly, taking on more debt than warranted by its cash flow.
Then came late deliveries and the mixed blessing of more demand than her supply could handle. On top of these problems, the darling of Wall Street came under intense criticism as it became clear that the company was not strong enough to proceed with its plans for a public stock offering.
Horyn, Cathy. Tenure at Anne Klein During Karan's decade-long tenure as head designer, she built Anne Klein into the most profitable sportswear company in the United States.
Her Own Label Long since divorced from Mark Karan, the father of her ten-year-old daughter, and remarried in to her business partner Stephan Weiss, Donna Karan set out to "design everything I needed, so I wouldn't have to think about it anymore" Agins, p. Inspiration In addition to answering her own needs and those of many other women, Karan drew inspiration from the pace and attitude of New York City, naming her collection Donna Karan New York.
Acquisition The company was publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange for the first time in Bibliography Agins, Teri. Donna Karan.
New York: Universe, Singer, Sally. Sischy, Ingrid. Donna Karan: New York. New York: Universe Books, Famous Fashion Photographers. By Stephanie Stiavetti.
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