Donna Karan

Donna Karan, Born Into the Fashion Business

The Leonard Lopate Show | Oct 13, 2015

Donna Karan discusses her memoir, My Journey. From growing up as the daughter of a tailor and showroom model, to her four decades spent enveloped in the fashion industry, to her intimate journey as wife and mother, Karan recounts what it took for her to become the woman she is today. Three months ago, she stepped down from the helm of her eponymous fashion label.

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