My journey / Donna Karan ; with Kathleen Boyes.
By: Karan, Donna [author.].
Contributor(s): Boyes, Kathleen | Streisand, Barbra [writer of supplementary textual content.].
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Ballantine Books, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Edition: First Edition.Description: xviii, 363 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), photographs ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781101883495; 1101883499.Subject(s): Karan, Donna, 1948- | Fashion designers -- United States -- Biography | Women fashion designers -- United States -- BiographyOnline resources: Cover imageItem type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | South County | Biography | Adult | B Kar (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 05000008117173 | |||
Book | Voorhees | Biography | Adult | B Kar (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 05000008117181 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Since she introduced her game-changing Seven Easy Pieces fashion collection in 1985 (which allowed working women to trade their manly suits for sensual, comfortable separates), Donna Karan has never lost sight of her life goal- to empower women. In this, her first book, Karan will interweave the journey of her incredible career (from scrappy Anne Klein intern to global lifestyle guru) with her personal ups and downs as a young woman plagued by insecurites, a wife and mother straddling the personal and the professional, a friend to stars such as Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, and Demi Moore, and a spiritual seeker and philanthropist.
Includes index.
Born into fashion -- The other side of the tracks -- School of design -- Thunderstruck -- Back to Seventh Avenue -- A birth and a death -- Flying solo -- Friends for life -- Reunited -- Act Two -- Fired and hired -- Seven (not so) easy pieces -- Show time -- Woman to woman -- DKNY: a family affair -- New York state of mind -- Woman to man -- Inward bound -- Losing control -- Seeing the world -- Create, collaborate, change -- The last Christmas -- Free fall -- Are you committed? -- Connecting the dots -- Letting go.
A personal, provocative memoir by the iconic designer includes candid stories about her difficult and isolated childhood, her nearly five-decade career in the fashion industry, her two marriages, her children, and her spiritual life.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Foreword (p. vii)
- Introduction (p. xiii)
- 1 Born Into Fashion (p. 3)
- 2 The Other Side of the Tracks (p. 19)
- 3 School of Design (p. 31)
- 4 Thunderstruck (p. 39)
- 5 Back to Seventh Avenue (p. 51)
- 6 A Birth and a Death (p. 63)
- 7 Flying Solo (p. 77)
- 3 Friends for Life (p. 91)
- 9 I Reunited (p. 103)
- 10 Act Two (p. 115)
- 11 Fired and Hired (p. 123)
- 12 Seven (Not So) Easy Pieces (p. 131)
- 13 Show Time (p. 147)
- 14 Woman to Woman (p. 159)
- 15 DKNY: A Family Affair (p. 175)
- 16 New York State of Mind (p. 187)
- 17 Woman to Man (p. 203)
- 18 Inward Bound (p. 213)
- 19 Losing Control (p. 229)
- 20 Seeing the World (p. 241)
- 21 Create, Collaborate, Change (p. 259)
- 22 The Last Christmas (p. 279)
- 23 Free Fall (p. 289)
- 24 Are You Committed? (p. 307)
- 25 Connecting The Dots (p. 317)
- 26 Letting Go (p. 331)
- Acknowledgments (p. 341)
- Index (p. 347)
- Illustrations Credits (p. 359)