The line made enough waves that Karan can berightfully regarded as the first of her ilk to successfully establish adiffusion line. Two years on she added DKNY Jeans, a denim-inspired collection.DKNY for men came in 1992. At the height of its popularity, in the 1990s, theDonna Karan range, for men and women included the top-of-the-line DKNYcollection (exclusive) and its variant, the 'Donna Karan Signature' collection(slightly less excklusive), the DKNY lifestyle diffusion line, and the lessexpensive DKNY Jeans and and DKNY Active lines. A children's collection, beautyproducts, accessories and furniture were added in succession. Sales hit aphenomenal Ugg Classic Tall 5815 million in 1995 from a merelyrespectable $96.6 million in 1991. More than half of sales were generated bythe DKNY lines. Couture was good for 15%, and about 30% of the sales came frommen’s clothing, accessories, cosmetics, designersunglasses and other products. Nearly a third of the sales came from exports.In 1997 Donna Karan quit as the company’s CEO, but she’s continued to act as chairwoman and designer incharge of the Donna Karan line. From 2002 on, Ugg Bailey Button Fancy the majority of the collection was designed byPeter Speliopoulos, formerly a Cerruti designer, while Karan contributedeverything from subtleties to entire new creations. The DKNY line is nowdesigned in its entirety by Jane Chung, who has been with Donna Karan since theAnne Klein days. In November 2000, the fashion giant LVMH bought GabrielleStudio, which owned the Donna Karan brand and was named after Karan's daughter,and Donna Karan International Inc. for about $400 million and $240 million,respectively. In August 2008, Donna Karan re-launched her abandoned fragrancelines from the 1990s. These include DK Fuel for Men, Signature, Chaos, andBlack Cashmere. Par
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