Fashion designer, born in Forest Hills, New York, USA. She became chief designer with the Anna Klein sportswear company in 1974 , and with fellow designer Louis Dell'Olio won the Coty American Fashion Critic's Award in 1977and 1981. She launched the Donna Karan Co in 1984, and DKNY in 1988. In 2004, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America. An autobiography, The Journey of a Woman was published in 2004.
