Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Donna Karan

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This blog post will discuss Donna Karan popular designs influenced by Christian Dior. Looking at Donna Karan born Donna Faske in 1948 in New York she was raised on Long Island her mother was a model and her father a haberdasher. Donna Karan was fashion-obsessed from an early age. She later attended Parson’s School of Design, which she left without getting a degree. She began her career by taking an assistant position at Anne Klein, was one of the top design firms in the country, this was in the 1960’s she began her own line, the Donna Karan York Collection in the mid eighties. Her design style grew with every season. For example, spring is one of the big seasons for Donna Karan and she designs with the body in mind. Sophistication is a word often used to describe her clothing. Bodysuits wrap skirts and corseted eveningwear makes her popular not only on the east coast but the west as well.
I look at Donna Karan’s design and I believe some of her designers were influenced by Christian Dior popularity timeless design. For instance, her Haute Couture is (French for “high sewing” or “high dressmaking”; pronounced) refers to the creation of exclusive custom-fitted clothing. A-and Y-Lines are skirt that slightly flared skirt introduced in the early 1960s. In silhouette, it appears like the letter A. and the Y-line of Christian Dior’s 1955 collection which showed a slender body with a top-heavy look achieved by large collars that opened up into a V-shape. The Y could also be inverted in the form of long tunics with deep slits at each side. At the same time these design are based on her own theory of visually inspired instincts making her one of the top fashion designers in the world today.


This is one of Christian Dior’s Haute Couture Popularity design styles in the Past. Haute Couture is high fashion. Also, these designs they have A-and Y-lines in them.









This is Christian Dior’s in the Present Haute Couture High Fashion. In addition these design also have A-and Y-lines in them.





















Donna Karan Haute Couture Influenced by Christian Dior’s Timeless Popularity Designs Styles. These also have A-and Y-lines.
I look at Donna Karan and I can see how she was influenced by a timeless designer like Christian Dior’s popular designs.

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