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  • Published: 2 November 2015
  • ISBN: 9781101883495
  • Imprint: Ballantine
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $79.99
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My Journey



In this definitive, deeply personal, and often provocative memoir, designer and female icon Donna Karan shares her life story, including intimate and candid stories of her difficult and isolated childhood (the daughter of a tailor and a showroom model-turned-Seventh Avenue saleswoman); her nearly five decades in an ever-evolving fashion industry; her two marriages; motherhood; and her spiritual journey over the last twenty years.

Since she introduced her game-changing Seven Easy Pieces fashion collection in 1985 (which allowed working women to trade their manly suits for sensual, comfortable separates), Donna Karan has never lost sight of her life goal: to empower women. In this, her first book, Karan will interweave the journey of her incredible career (from scrappy Anne Klein intern to global lifestyle guru) with her personal ups and downs as a young woman plagued by insecurites, a wife and mother straddling the personal and the professional, a friend to stars such as Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, and Demi Moore, and a spiritual seeker and philanthropist.

  • Published: 2 November 2015
  • ISBN: 9781101883495
  • Imprint: Ballantine
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $79.99
Categories:

Praise for My Journey

What we take for granted often comes from the most revolutionary of sources. In New York in the 1980s, no one was more radical than Donna Karan. While ‘dress for success’ was the mantra of that time, Donna never saw that as a directive to simply ape what guys wore. She created a way of dressing that was womanly, practical, and empowering. The singularity of her vision and the courage of her actions brought New York to the world—and the world to New York.

Anna Wintour

My Journey is the story of an extraordinary personal, professional, and spiritual life. It’s a journey defined by Donna’s incredible resilience, her inward search for calm in the midst of success, and her insistence on always following her heart

Arianna Huffington

After reading My Journey, I stopped to reflect on the numerous times Donna and I have had meaningful conversations, from our first meeting, to her outfitting me in one of her classic black turtlenecks for my books tours, to our attending many philanthropic events together over the years. Without question, Donna is one of the most iconic fashion designers of our time. She is more than a friend; she is my sister.

Deepak Chopra