Donna Karan
As quoted from Beauty Buzz website Donna Karan expresses herself as follows. "Everything I do is a matter of heart, body and soul. For me, designing is a personal expression of who I am- wife, mother, artist and business person, the many roles that women everywhere are trying to balance. But before I can be anything else, I'm a woman, with all the complications, feelings and emotions." This quote sums up what Donna Karan is perceived as, as well as, what she views herself as. This perception has been molded through years of obstacles and success. The following illustrates her victory through ups and downs. Donna Karan was born on October 2, 1948, in Forest Hills, New York. Her mother Helen, was a showroom model who later became a retail salesperson. She was often called, "Queenie," I assume for the way she carried herself. Donna's father Gabbie, worked as a custom suit maker. It's almost as if Donna's life was pre-determined, let's face it, she had fashion influences everywhere of course she loved it. In fact, love isn't the word, she was infatuated with fashion. For example, Donna began experimenting with her very own designs and even took her passion to Liz Clairborne as an intern during the summer of her final year
As her love for fashion grew, Donna decided to attend The Parson School of Design in New York. That was to become her first obstacle. During that summer she managed to geta job with Anne Klein. Thus, the problem is born, co-workers convinced Donna not to go back to Parsons and continue working. She agreed only to find herself fired 9 months later. However, her connection with Anne Klein wasn't over, not even close. Sometime later Anne Klein offered Donna Karan a better position in the company, so she joined as an Associate Designer in 1971. In reality Klein depended on her very much, so much because she kept Anne Klein's company on the map. She was referred to as, "incredible," and many fashion executives said, "A star was born." Moreover, by the time she launched her own company with her husband, Stephan Weiss, in 1985, Donna Karan New York, she was already a legend. (Sischy 10) This in effect, was the beginning of what was to come. As success came the 1990's also brought with them a time for difficult decisions in Donna's role as CEO. As documented in Business Leader For Students, Gale Research, 1999, one of her more controversial moves was a plan to take the company public with a stock offering. There was a problem however, the company's rapid expansion left the firm with more debt than warranted by it's cash flow. The old adage when it ra
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