Early Life
Karan was born Donna Ivy Faske in Forest Hills, Queens, USA, the daughter of Helen (née Richie), a salesperson and model, and Gabby Faske, a haberdasher. She grew up in Woodmere, Long Island, New York, with her stepfather and her mother. Karan started selling clothing on Cedarhurst, New York's Central Avenue at age 14.
She graduated from Hewlett High School in 1966, and then went to the Parsons School of Design.
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