DKNY (Donna Karan New York) is the label of fashion designer Donna Karan. It is also the name of a clothing store in New York City featuring Donna Karan's associated line.
The modern apparel and accessories corporation, DKNY, was founded in 1989 in New York by Donna Karan,
head designer, and her late husband, Stephan Weiss. She was inspired by
her daughter, Gabby. 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, Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey, a French luxury corporation.
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. DKNY currently ties up with DLF
,an Indian company and planning to open an additional of 28 stores in
India