| DONNAKARAN | U.S. fashion designer who launched the DKNY fashion label (5,5) |
| NANETTE | ____ Lepore, U.S. fashion designer who co-founded the Robespierre label in 1987 (7) |
| KARAN | Donna ---, founder of the DKNY fashion label |
| POSTMALONE | Sunflower singer who launched the Maison No. 9 wine brand: 2 wds. |
| MARYJBLIGE | Be Without You singer/actress who launched the Sun Goddess wine brand: 3 wds. |
| VANITYFAIR | U.S. fashion magazine first published in 1913 and revived in 1983 (6,4) |
| VERA | ___ Wang, U.S. fashion designer born in 1949 (4) |
| TWANG | Tense U.S. fashion designer has nasal sound (5) |
| WANG | Vera, U.S. fashion designer born in 1949 noted for her wedding dress collections (4) |
| RALPH | ____ Lauren, U.S. fashion designer born in 1939 (5) |
| HILFIGER | Tommy, U.S. fashion designer born in 1951 (8) |
| MARC | ____ Jacobs, U.S. fashion designer born in 1963 (4) |
| KLEIN | Calvin, U.S. fashion designer born in 1942 (5) |
| LAUREN | Ralph, U.S. fashion designer and philanthropist born in 1939 (6) |
| BANKS | Jeff, Welsh fashion designer who launched his own label in 1969 (5) |
| STELLA | ____ McCartney, British fashion designer who launched her own fashion house in 2001 (6) |
| HALSTON | U.S. fashion designer |
| MICKIEMOST | British record producer who launched RAK Records in 1969 |
| SANJAYDUTT | Actor who launched his first restaurant, Solaire, in Mumbai (10) |
| MARLEYDIAS | Young American activist and feminist who launched a book drive campaign called 1000BlackGirlBooks when she was just 11: 2 wds. |
