American Fashion Queen -- Donna Karen

　　 Donna Karen (Donna Karan) Born in Long Island, New York, her biological father was originally a tailor. When she was three years old, she was killed in a car accident. Karen's mother later remarried with a wealthy clothing dealer. At the age of 14, Karen falsely reported working for a salesman in a clothing store. From then on, she formed an indissoluble bond with fashion.

In high school, Karen became a part-time fashion designer because he had a proud figure. He dreamed of becoming a fashion designer someday. After graduating from high school, Karen entered the famous Parsons Institute of fashion design in New York. When he was sophomore, Karen found a job of designing and drawing in Anne Klein. Anne Klein, the owner of Anne Klein, was one of the first designers to promote casual clothes in the United States, and enjoyed a high reputation in the United States. Out of the craze for work, Karen simply dropped out of school to work full-time at Anne Klein, but she was dismissed eight months later, the reason is said to be because she is "not mature enough."

After leaving Anne Klein, Karen immediately found a job in another clothing company. In the next year and a half, Karen gradually became mature. When Karen wanted to leave the company, many fashion companies sent her an invitation, but they were all declined by her. Karen dialed Anne Klein's call directly and asked for a return to Anne Klein. This time, Karen finally got Klein's approval and went back to be her assistant.

In March 1974, when Anne Klein died, the board of directors of Anne Klein formally appointed Donna Karen, who was only 26 years old, as the successor of Anne Klein. Karen took the responsibility of the chief designer in his capacity as a designated successor. Although he is only 26 years old, Karen has had 12 years of independent experience and perseverance in the clothing industry. After a long time of devotion, when the music of her first personal event rang out, Karen could not help living behind the scenes, feeling all kinds of tears for the coming and coming, and even covering her face and crying. The whole conference lasted 40 minutes, and she knew clearly that she would make a big announcement.

In 1984, Donna Karen stepped down from Anne Klein and established his own company and the fashion brand Donna Karan named after her. Donna Karan takes mature, noble, sexy and confident urban women as the target consumer group, launching a comfortable and advanced women's dress that can perfectly display female curvilinear beauty. Karen began to officially establish her status as "Queen of fashion in America".

Just after Donna Karan rushed out of New York and conquered the United States and entered the world market, Donna Karen launched his second tier brand. Donna Karan NewYork For short, DKNY. At the very beginning of DKNY, a new interpretation of the different cultures and unique breath of life gathered in New York is given. DKNY depicts the atmosphere of different cultures and lifestyles in New York in a more avant-garde, more fashionable and more leisurely way. It shows the unique charm of DKNY in a completely different language. Whether clothes or perfume, DKNY represents the atmosphere of New York, full of vigor, vitality and dreams. DKNY is designed for urban people who are more alert and faster. They have the courage to challenge themselves and face themselves, emitting the unique urban atmosphere, modern rhythm and vitality of New York, attracting the yearning for modern urban lifestyle.

Black is the main color of Donna Karan forever. Donna Karen's love for black is reflected in her pursuit of comfort and texture. From the black tights, the black sweater, the black dress long skirt to the black tea set, you can see her strong color tendency. Black combines her understanding of and understanding of the fast-paced metropolitan life, and also coincides with her original intention of creating a world style fashion that is both plain and elegant. In addition, influenced by the way of life of his daughter Gabby, Donna Karen integrated the spirit of independence and freedom of New York into the design of DKNY, and gradually became the younger representative of the international style of the fashion industry. DKNY is designed to meet the needs of people's work and life. The color, style and proportion of clothing are unique, especially for young people.

DKNY is not only loved by professional women, but also popular with celebrities. Donna Karan is famous all over the world. Since the establishment of the brand, she has won 5 awards in the US Fashion Design Association: she was elected in 1985 and 1990. Best designer In 1986, it won the prize again by the multi-dimensional design of the whole body. In 1987, the silk stockings series advertisement was awarded the best product advertising promotion award. In 1992, the best men's wear designer was selected from the men's wear series.

In addition, Donna Karan's product line has expanded to glasses, hats, leather goods, footwear, underwear, accessories, perfume and other fields. Its home accessories series also echoes with the brand's clothing with its thick texture and steady appearance. Many celebrities in the United States, such as Demi Moore, Barbara Streisand, Madonna and even Clinton are loyal fans of Donna Karan.

"For me, fashion design is a kind of self expression, an emotional expression and personal expression as a wife, a mother, a friend and a businessman." This passage accurately confirms Donna Karen's design mentality. First of all, Donna Karen is a woman. She said, "I have the same problem with other women, so I am a barometer. If I can find a solution to my problem, then this method can also be applied to other women." She summarized her dress language as follows: simplifying and beautifying everyday life.

In 2001, Donna Karen sold his own Donna Karan, which was sold to LV LVMH, for $643 million. Of course, as the chief designer of Donna Karan, she still participated in the design of clothing. But in recent months, there have been rumors that LVHM intends to sell Donna Karan, and the chief designer of Karen might not be insured. But Karen replied with great certainty that she would never leave the fashion design industry. She was addicted to fashion.

Today, Donna Karen spends more time at home enjoying life, or embark on a journey to find fresh and exciting. In addition to meditating on yoga, she brought her granddaughter with beauty, plastic surgery, coarse grains, vegetarian food, and healthy and full life.