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I couldn't stand the fact that anybody else was dressing like me. It was supposed to be for me and my friends, not my daughter and her friends!

Donna Karan

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