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You know the bodysuit that I built my line on? . . .That was about me being able to go directly from work to yoga class. It just wasn't as accepted to talk about then.

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Donna Karan
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: October 2
Designer
Fashion Designer
New York City
New York
Donna Ivy Faske
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