Word: karan
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Catwalk producer Alexandre de Betak has been dubbed the Fellini of fashion shows for his runway pyrotechnics. The Manhattan-based Frenchman once created an interactive catwalk for Donna Karan (sensors in the runway activated the show's sound track), and he sent trapeze artists floating through the air during a man-made snowstorm for Victoria's Secret...
...next decade was credited with introducing contemporary design to Britain in an unsnobbish way. "Then one day," she says, "I thought, No more, I don't want to become part of the furniture." So Crawford moved to New York City and spent two years as vice president of Donna Karan Home, translating DKNY's identity on the runway into products for the bathroom, bedroom, living room and kitchen. These days she is overseeing the launch of the Marks & Spencer Lifestore in Britain. "Ilse sees all that is out there and is able to put it together in a way that...
...handling his signature label and that he had been approached by rival Gucci Group N.V. to design the Yves Saint Laurent line. Arnault dismissed the chatter, saying that the relationship was very good and that Jacobs had the potential to become as big as Ralph Lauren or Donna Karan...
...Calvin Klein is the icon of minimalism, Ralph Lauren the elegant esquire and Donna Karan the workingwoman's tailor, Jacobs is the eclectic sampler who has ushered in an era of sophisticated charm in fashion. His uncanny ability to give street-wise looks a luxurious twist--a thermal undershirt made of cashmere, or cropped cargo pants turned into tuxedo pants--has made him one of the most carefully watched--and desired--designers in the business. The $1,000-plus Murakami bag, a collaboration with Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, generated more than $300 million in sales for Vuitton last year...
...While Karan is appreciated for understanding her customers' busy lives, she is also, as one of few women among the major American designers, credited with having a unique understanding of her customers' bodies. But Karan argues that a good womenswear designer is not necessarily one with two X chromosomes, but rather one with talent. "When people ask me why there are not more female designers, I point out that there aren't more female executives in any business," she says. "It's a struggle and a balance to work and be a mother and a wife." That said...