Dana Buchman
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Dana Buchman is an American fashion designer and creative designer for her upscale women's fashion brand, Dana Buchman.
[edit] History
Dana Buchman was born and raised in Memphis, TN. Always a top student, Buchman graduated from Brown University. She was a President's Fellow at the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design and earned an Advance Degree in Fashion at London's St. Martin's School of Art. After graduating, Dana Buchman became a creative head for Ellen Tracy.
In 1982, Dana Buchman was personally approached by influential American designer and executive Liz Claiborne and joined the corporation with a design job in knitwear. After five years with Liz Claiborne, Buchman started her eponymous bridge collection under the Liz Claiborne corporation. By the mid-nineties, Buchman's brand became one of the leaders catering to the bridge segment of the population and by the late-nineties saw annual profits skyrocket over $250 million.
Dana Buchman has been a member of the Council of Fashion Designers America since 1991. She married her husband Tom Farber, a New York State judge, in 1985. They have two daughters Charlotte and Annie Rose. In 2006, Buchman co-authored "A Special Education: One Family's Journey Through the Maze of Learning Disabilities." Written with her daughter Charlotte, the book reveals Charlotte's struggle with her learning disabilites, as well as Buchman's own path to self-discovery. Buchman donated the profits from the book to the National Center for Learning Disabilities.
[edit] Current Locations
- Arizona - Scottsdale Fashion Square, Scottsdale
- Florida
- Town Center, Boca Raton
- 225 Worth Avenue, Palm Beach
- Nevada - The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
- New York
- Americana Manhasset, Manhasset
- 65 East 75th St, New York City
