My journey

Donna Karan was born into the fashion business---her father was a tailor and her mother was a showroom model and Seventh Avenue saleswoman. But Donna dreamed of becoming a dancer like Martha Graham or a singer like Barbra Streisand. But fashion proved to be her destiny. She became an intern at Anne Klein, created Seven Easy Pieces (which forever changed the way working women dressed), and began her own company which soon took off in a meteoric fashion. Donna has channeled her creativity not only into fashion designs but also into philanthropic work. And in a strange twist of fate, she and Barbra Streisand became close friends.