Donna Karan Begins Again, Leaving DKI To Support Her Urban Zen Foundation

Donna Karan Begins Again, Leaving DKI To Support Her Urban Zen Foundation

Donna Karan in her studio upstairs from Urban Zen, with works by her husband, Stephan Weiss, who died in 2001. She sold her company to LVMH that year, but she remains the creative director at Donna Karan and DKNY. Credit Elizabeth Lippman for The New York Times

Donna Karan, the founder and chief designer of Donna Karan Internation, a LVMH Moët HennesseyLouis Vuitton  company, announced today that she will be leaving the company. There are no plans to replace her, although Karan will have a contact as a adviser to DKI. The main Donna Karan collection is suspended indefinitely, and DKI will reorganize its teams and structure to “substantially increase its focus on the DKNY brand,” the company’s more accessible line, according to the announcement, reports The New York Times