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DKNY is a New York City–based American fashion house for men and women, founded in 1984 by Donna Karan. [1] The company specializes in a wide range of fashion products, including clothing, footwear, accessories and fragrances.
Two years later, she created DKNY Jeans, a denim-inspired collection. DKNY for men was launched in 1992, one year after the 'Signature' line for men had been presented. [13] In 1992, Karan also released her "cold shoulder" dress, a jersey long-sleeved dress which featured deep cutouts at the shoulders to reveal the skin beneath. [14]
Houston Metropolitan Research Center is established. [26] May 11: A tanker truck of ammonia crashes at Interstate 610 and U.S. Highway 59 in the Galleria area, resulting in the deaths of 7 people. [27] [28] 1977. Houston Area Women's Center founded. [29] National Women's Conference held in city.
Although the first Macy's parade was a small affair held in Massachusetts on July 4, 1854, New Yorkers gathered street-side for a much larger celebration on Thanksgiving Day 70 years later, in ...
Sakowitz was a men's clothing store which grew into a small chain of family-owned high-end department stores based in Houston, Texas.It operated from 1902 until 1990. Sakowitz was responsible for launching many of the now-famous European fashion designers in America - among them Andre' Courreges, Yves St. Laurent Rive Gauche, Zandra Rhoades, Givenchy, and Erminegildo
American National was founded in 1905 by Galveston businessman William Lewis Moody Jr. Today the company offers a wide array of insurance products and services including life insurance, annuities , health insurance, property and casualty insurance, credit insurance , and pension plan services.
1848 - Town of Fillmore founded. [1] 1852 - Fillmore renamed "Plano." [1] 1870 - Population reaches 155. [2] 1872 - Houston and Texas Central Railway begins operating. [1] 1873 - Town of Plano incorporated. [1] 1883 - Telephone in use (approximate date). [2] 1891 - Plano Public School established. 1894 Fire Department organized. [2]
Michael J. Cullen (1884–1936) was an American entrepreneur and salesman known as the founder of the King Kullen grocery store chain, widely considered to be the first supermarket founded in America. He is recognized by the Smithsonian Institution as the inventor of the modern supermarket. [1]