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Article: COMPLETING THE CIRCLE; DONNA KARAN'S ACCESSORIES GIVE PERSONALITY TO HER COLLECTIONS.
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- WWD
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- May 24, 2004
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Donna Karan is really an accessories designer who also happens to dabble in apparel. Perhaps that's the most common misconception among consumers, and it's one that both mystifies and amuses the designer.
"People always come up to me and say, `You make the best tights,"' she told WWD in February. "But then I always have to remind them, I make clothing, too."
Other than the much-touted hosiery collection with Sara Lee, Karan has arguably not had the kind of accessories impact of some of her European contemporaries, but the category, nevertheless, has been a crucial ingredient in her "total concept" look from Day One.
WWD's first Donna Karan ...