Donna Karan
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American fashion designer
Why Is Donna Karan Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Donna Karan , also known as DK, is an American fashion designer and the creator of the Donna Karan New York and DKNY clothing labels. Early life Donna Ivy Faske was born to mother Helen "Queenie" Faske and father Gabriel "Gabby" Faske in the Forest Hills neighborhood of the Borough of Queens, New York City. Her family is Jewish. Karan's mother had been a model and had also worked in designer Chester Weinberg's showroom. Her father was a tailor and haberdasher who died when Donna was three years old.