Donna Karan New York
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Designer Donna Karan's vision: Art, work in Haiti
Donna Karan is a designer by trade but a philanthropist at heart. Now, she is combining those interests, focusing on helping build Haitian commerce by bringing local artisans’ work to a larger audience through her Urban Zen Foundation. “Working with these people has been the most enlightening year of my life — going there and learning I can make a difference in a person’s life,” said Karan, speaking to 1,200 women Wednesday at the 11th annual United Way Women’s Leadership Breakfast at the BankUnited Center at the University of Miami in Coral Gables. “It’s not giving them money; it’s giving them a job,” Karan said. Accessorizing her Urban Zen black dress with horn bracelets and a papier-mâché handbag made by Haitian artisans, Karan highlighted the foundation’s work since the devastating 2010 earthquake. |
