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Donna Karan
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Fashion Designer Donna Karan was born in 1949, in Queens, New York. She grew up in Long Island with her step-father who was a tailor and her mother who was a model.

Donna Karan, nicknamed The Queen Of Seventh Avenue, began working for Liz Claiborne at a very young age. In the 1970s, she then got a job through her mother as an intern with Anne Klein, where she was eventually promoted to associate designer in 1971. When Anne Klein herself died in 1974, Takihyo Corporation of Japan became the new owner and Karan, together with her former classmate and friend Louis Dell'Ollio, became head designer of the house. In 1984 Donna Karan left Anne Klein and, together with her husband Stephan Weiss and Takihyo Corporation she started her own business "to design modern clothes for modern people". She showed her first Donna Karan women's collection in 1985.

Donna Karan was ranked #1 in Fame Game's MOVERS and SHAKERS in the "FASHION" category the week of June 5th, 2009 -- Go here to see the current list!

Previous Rankings:

#4 FASHION - 05/30/08

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Yesterday
  Front Row: Sensing a Warmer Season (The New York Times 2009-11-19)

 This Week
  Fergie And Penelope Cruz Take On The Boom Boom Room (Guest of a Guest 2009-11-18)

 This Month
  Donna Karan and Her West Indies Home + Our Top 5 Budget Retreats for Winter (StyleCaster 2009-11-13)
  Bulgari Profitable Again; Donna Karans Fabulous Vacation Home (New York Magazine 2009-11-13)
  Susan Sarandon And Cyndi Lauper Attend The WITNESS Gala (Guest of a Guest 2009-11-12)
  It's The Time of the Season: Donna Karan suggests the fashion industry... (Racked 2009-11-11)
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