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DKNY (Donna Karan New York) is the label
Label

A label is a piece of paper, polymer, cloth, metal, or other material affixed to a Packaging and labelling or article, on which is printinged a legend, information concerning the product, addresses, etc....
 of fashion designer Donna Karan
Donna Karan

Donna Karan is the fashion designer and the creator of the DKNY clothing label. She was born Donna Ivy Faske on October 2, 1948 in Forest Hills, New York....
. It is also the name of a clothing
Clothing

A feature of all human societies, except perhaps the most primitive, is the wearing of clothing or clothes, especially in public. The primary purpose of clothing is functional, as a protection from the weather....
 store
Store

Store may refer to:*A Retailing#Retail types**Convenience store**Department store**General store**Grocery store**Online shopping**Supermarket...
 in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 featuring Donna Karan
Donna Karan

Donna Karan is the fashion designer and the creator of the DKNY clothing label. She was born Donna Ivy Faske on October 2, 1948 in Forest Hills, New York....
's associated line.

modern apparel and accessories corporation, DKNY, was founded in 1985 in New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
 by Donna Karan
Donna Karan

Donna Karan is the fashion designer and the creator of the DKNY clothing label. She was born Donna Ivy Faske on October 2, 1948 in Forest Hills, New York....
, head designer, and her late husband, Stephan Weiss. Karan had a challenging goal of combining comfort and luxury in her clothing lines to appeal to her target market.






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DKNY (Donna Karan New York) is the label
Label

A label is a piece of paper, polymer, cloth, metal, or other material affixed to a Packaging and labelling or article, on which is printinged a legend, information concerning the product, addresses, etc....
 of fashion designer Donna Karan
Donna Karan

Donna Karan is the fashion designer and the creator of the DKNY clothing label. She was born Donna Ivy Faske on October 2, 1948 in Forest Hills, New York....
. It is also the name of a clothing
Clothing

A feature of all human societies, except perhaps the most primitive, is the wearing of clothing or clothes, especially in public. The primary purpose of clothing is functional, as a protection from the weather....
 store
Store

Store may refer to:*A Retailing#Retail types**Convenience store**Department store**General store**Grocery store**Online shopping**Supermarket...
 in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 featuring Donna Karan
Donna Karan

Donna Karan is the fashion designer and the creator of the DKNY clothing label. She was born Donna Ivy Faske on October 2, 1948 in Forest Hills, New York....
's associated line.

History

The modern apparel and accessories corporation, DKNY, was founded in 1985 in New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
 by Donna Karan
Donna Karan

Donna Karan is the fashion designer and the creator of the DKNY clothing label. She was born Donna Ivy Faske on October 2, 1948 in Forest Hills, New York....
, head designer, and her late husband, Stephan Weiss. Karan had a challenging goal of combining comfort and luxury in her clothing lines to appeal to her target market. Karan believes that whatever design she creates, it begins and ends with the body. DKNY became a publicly-traded venture 1996, and in 2001, was purchased by LVMH
LVMH

LVMH Mo?t Hennessy ? Louis Vuitton S.A. , usually shortened to LVMH, is a France holding company and one of the world's largest luxury goods conglomerates....
, Moet Hennessey Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton Malletier , commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton, or sometimes shortened to LV, is a France luxury goods company. Founded in 1854, one of the main divisions of LVMH headquartered in Paris, France....
, a French luxury corporation.

Stores

The first flagship stores opened in London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 in 1997 and New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 in 1999. The DKNY headquarters is located at 550 Seventh Avenue
Seventh Avenue (Manhattan)

Seventh Avenue/Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard is a thoroughfare on the West Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It carries traffic downtown south of Central Park but both ways north of it....
 in Manhattan
Manhattan

Manhattan is one of the five borough of New York City, located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River.With a United States Census of 1,620,867 living in a land area of 22.96 square miles , Manhattan, coextensive with New York County, is the most population density county in the United States, w...
, New York. There are currently seventy Donna Karan collection and DKNY stores globally, including twenty stores in China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
 including Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
 and Shanghai
Shanghai

Shanghai is the List of cities in the People's Republic of China by population in China and one of the List of metropolitan areas by population in the world, with over 20 million people....
, two stores in Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 including Vancouver, B.C. and Montreal
Montreal

Montreal, or Montr?al, is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada of Quebec and the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population....
, four in Dubai
Dubai

Dubai is one of the seven Emirates of the United Arab Emirates and the most populous city of the United Arab Emirates . It is located along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula....
.

Since 2005, Donna Karan has offered online shopping of its DKNY and associated lines at the label's web site. Products range from DKNY and DKNY Jeans womenswear, accessories, underwear, shoes, baby clothing, the PURE collection to DKNY menswear. The latter was available up until the spring 2007 season
Season

A season is one of the major divisions of the year, generally based on yearly periodic changes in weather.Seasons result from the yearly revolution of the Earth around the Sun and the Axial tilt....
. Since then only the DKNY Jeans label, underwear, eyewear and watches have been offered online for men.

Current Labels

Many labels and brands have branched off of the original DKNY brand/label including DKNY Jeans, pure, DKNY Active, DKNY Underwear, DKNY Juniors, DKNY Kids, and DKNY Baby. After eight years of creating only women’s apparel, Karan considered the needs of the many men in her life beginning with her husband, and generated a menswear collection called DKNY Men in 1992. This new label consists of tailored suits, dress wear, formalwear, casual wear, sportswear, and shoes. The DKNY beauty collection was also derived in 1992. Since then, DKNY has created a successful skincare line and popular fragrances. In 2001, the DKNY Home collection, which includes traditional luxury bedding and accessories, and DKNY LIFE, which has more contemporary and fashion-forward bedding, were introduced. Also DKNY have launched their line of clothing and accessories in www.Stardoll.com , which the users can buy and dress up their avatar in.

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