Company:DKNY

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Donna Karan International Inc.
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryFashion
Founded1984 (1984)
FoundersDonna Karan
Stephan Weiss
Headquarters
New York City
,
U.S.
[ ⚑ ] : 40°45′16″N 73°59′18″W / 40.75443°N 73.98845°W / 40.75443; -73.98845
ProductsFashion, leather goods and watches
ParentLVMH (2001–2016)
G-III Apparel Group
(2016–present)
Websitewww.dkny.com
Footnotes / references
[1][2][3]

DKNY is a New York City–based United States fashion house founded in 1984 by Donna Karan.[1] The company specializes in a wide range of fashion products, including clothing, footwear, accessories and fragrances.

History

Karan worked for 15 years at Anne Klein, including 10 as its head designer. In 1984 Karan and her late husband Stephan Weiss were offered the opportunity to start their own business by the owner of Anne Klein, Takihyo LLC.[4][5]

The company became a publicly traded venture in 1996.[6]

In 2001, it was purchased by the French conglomerate corporation LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy).[4] In 2015, Donna Karan left as chief designer at Donna Karan International, to focus on her Urban Zen brand and Urban Zen Foundation philanthropy.[7] LVMH sold Donna Karan International, with the 'Donna Karan' and 'DKNY' brands, to the G-III Apparel Group in 2016 for $650 million.[7][8] G-III, based in New York City, is a manufacturer and distributor of clothing and accessories under their owned brands, licensed brands, and private label brands.[8][9]

Donna Karan New York

Donna Karan's mainline label Donna Karan New York, also referred as Donna Karan Collection, debuted for fall 1985 with the women's collection Seven Easy Pieces, "where a handful of interchangeable items work together to create an entire wardrobe that goes from day to evening, week day to weekend, season to season".[4] In July 1991, she launched her first menswear collection.[5]

The "New York" part on the label is there to set "the pace, the attitude" of the fashion house's offering.[4]

DKNY and other divisions

Inspired by her daughter Gaby, Donna Karan founded DKNY in 1989 as a younger, more affordable diffusion line to run alongside her existing Donna Karan New York label.[4][10] At the time of their introduction, DKNY clothes were meant for weekends and casual wear, and generally half the price of the regular Donna Karan collection.[11] Many labels and brands have branched off of the original DKNY brand/label including DKNY Jeans, DKNY Active, DKNY Underwear, DKNY Juniors, DKNY Kids, DKNY Pure. DKNY Men, launched in 1992, consists of tailored suits, dress wear, formalwear, casual wear, sportswear, and shoes. In 2013, DKNY collaborated with Opening Ceremony to reissue select styles from the 1990s.[12]


For its advertisement campaigns, DKNY has been working with several high-profile photographers, including Collier Schorr (2017)[13] and Mikael Jansson (2025).[14] Cara Delevingne was the face of DKNY for multiple seasons in the mid 2010s.[15] Subsequent DKNY campaigns have featured Emily Ratajkowski (2017),[16] Kaia Gerber (2024)[17] and Hailey Bieber (2025).[18]

Stores

Stores opened in London in 1997 and New York City in 1999. The DKNY headquarters is located at 550 Seventh Avenue in Manhattan, New York. There are currently seventy Donna Karan collection and DKNY stores globally, including twenty stores in China including Hong Kong and Shanghai, two stores in Canada including Vancouver, B.C. and Montreal, four in Dubai and also two stores in Doha. The fashion house also has stores in Denmark.

Controversy

In 2013, DKNY became embroiled in controversy over street photography it admitted it used in one of its stores, without permission, from the New York City street photographer Brandon Stanton, the creator of Humans of New York (HONY). After Stanton learned of the use of his photography, he publicly asked DKNY to donate $100,000 to the YMCA to help with summer programs. Amidst strong criticism on social media sites, DKNY apologized and donated $25,000 to the YMCA. Stanton then asked his followers on the HONY Facebook page to make up the difference to reach his initial goal of $100,000, which was reached on March 1, 2013.[19]


Since then, LVMH has successfully sold DKNY to the G-III Apparel Group in 2016 for $650 million.[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Donna Karan". www.lvmh.com. http://www.lvmh.com/the-group/lvmh-companies-and-brands/fashion-leather-goods/donna-karan. 
  2. ↑ "History of Donna Karan International Inc.". FundingUniverse. http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/donna-karan-international-inc-history/. 
  3. ↑ "Appointment at Donna Karan International". Reuters. March 13, 2015. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/02/lvmh-donna-karan-intl-idUSnBw026089a+100+BSW20141002. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Donnakaran.com: "About Donna"". http://www.donnakaran.com/_pages/company/3c1289ec-8f7c-4608-bc47-68ce68717268/about-donna. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Voguepedia.com: Donna Karan". http://www.vogue.com/voguepedia/Donna_Karan. 
  6. ↑ "Shares of Donna Karan Soar In the First Day of Trading" (in en-US). The New York Times. 1996-06-29. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/29/business/shares-of-donna-karan-soar-in-the-first-day-of-trading.html. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Pressreader.com: "Donna Karan imagines a DKLA"; Los Angeles Times, 13 November 2016.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 G-iii.com: "G-III to Acquire Donna Karan International from LVMH" ; 25 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Stock Quote | GIII Apparel Group". http://ir.g-iii.com/. 
  10. ↑ LLC, New York Media (February 17, 1992). "New York Magazine". New York Media, LLC. https://books.google.com/books?id=eeMCAAAAMBAJ&dq=dkny+pizza&pg=PA18. 
  11. ↑ Bernadine Morris (24 September 1989), Age 1, Going Strong New York Times.
  12. ↑ Edward Barsamian (31 January 2013), Now Collaborating: DKNY for Opening Ceremony T: The New York Times Style Magazine.
  13. ↑ Rosemary Feitelberg (27 January 2017), Bella Hadid Models in New DKNY Campaign Shot by Collier Schorr Women's Wear Daily.
  14. ↑ Lisa Lockwood (1 September 2025), Hailey Bieber Stars in DKNY’s Fall Campaign Women's Wear Daily.
  15. ↑ "Cara Delevingne Now the Face of DKNY Menswear". Yahoo!. January 15, 2015. https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/cara-delevingne-now-the-face-of-dkny-menswear-108188535863.html. 
  16. ↑ Borge, Jonathan (August 11, 2017). "Emily Ratajkowski Uses New York City as a Gym in DKNY's Fall Campaign". InStyle. http://www.instyle.com/news/emily-ratajkowski-fall-2017-dkny-campaign. 
  17. ↑ Lisa Lockwood (19 August 2024), Kaia Gerber Is Again the Face of DKNY for Fall Women's Wear Daily.
  18. ↑ Lisa Lockwood (1 September 2025), Hailey Bieber Stars in DKNY’s Fall Campaign Women's Wear Daily.
  19. ↑ Wilkinson, Isabel (25 February 2013). "Oops: DKNY Admits Using Blogger's Photos Without Permission". http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/02/25/oops-dkny-admits-using-blogger-s-photos-without-permission.html. 

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