Donna Karan New York

Donna Karan, a pioneer. A modern woman designing for women, succeeding in the world while pulling off the balancing act of life. From her first women's collection in 1985, Donna Karan became the most influential American designer. And she never looked back.

Founded on an intuitive understanding of a woman's needs and desires, Karan launched the Seven Easy Pieces in 1985—a bodysuit, a tailored jacket, a skirt, pants, a cashmere sweater, a leather jacket, and an evening look—intended to take a woman from day to night, home to office, and weekday to weekend. The original capsule collection. “I very much believe and stand for a system of dressing. Women…want a handful of flexible, interchangeable items that completely transform in attitude and function depending on what they’re worn with.”