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Evening is a time of real experimentation. You never want to look the same way.

Donna Karan

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Donna Karan
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: October 2
Designer
Fashion Designer
New York City
New York
Donna Ivy Faske
Evening
Fashion
Look
Looks
Real
Way
Never
Time
Experimentation

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