Donna Karan Quotes

When I go to Bali, when I come to India and travel and see different cultures. I make sure I'm involved in the world out there, creatively, culturally.

My biggest style regret is that I can't fit into the models' clothes.

Scheduling me is not easy, as most people know, because once I start, I don't stop.

I've been away and haven't seen my family. I speak to them every day though. I miss them, but I love traveling.

If I weren't doing what I'm doing today ... I'd be traveling around the world on the back of a motorcycle.

I truly believe that philanthropy and commerce can work together.

I like the idea of having many different ways to express myself. There is a part of me as an artist and a creator who would like to express myself in many different ways. But then at the same time I know I have limited hours in the day, and I can only do so much successfully.

For me, the soul is connected to a higher being. It's not about religion; it's about connecting to your true self - your truth, the truth inside of you, the one you were born with.

Delete the negative; accentuate the positive!

You have to keep your eyes and heart open
there are always new things to discover, new problems to solve.

Everything I do is a matter of heart, body and soul.

Every time I see the sunshine in the bright blue sky, I cannot help but think how blessed I really am to see another day. There are so many who may have not woken up to see it but I have been blessed.

Originally, back in 1992, DKNY started because I couldn't find a pair of jeans. I also wanted to dress my teenage daughter Gabby. So it was the perfect street wardrobe: jeans, anoraks, jumpsuits, boyfriend jackets, sweaters, skirts and dresses. Then DKNY grew into an entire lifestyle concept, including tailored clothes you wear to work.

A fashion victim is dressed in designer clothes from top to bottom.

I start my day with a mind, body, soul practice - yoga, Pilates or meditation.

I don't feel burdened, but I do feel a little frustrated. Because I see the problem, and I can see the solution - but there are two strongly different points of view on this - like the Republicans and Democrats.

Usually I do a practice in the morning first and then meditate. I'm fortunate that I can do it in a car, in a bus, in a plane.

The most important thing any woman can do is promote her inner well-being

I was so overwhelmed by India when I first came - it still inspires me because I still go for the culture, I still go for the colors.

Where there is creativity there is hope and Haiti is the most hopeful place I've experienced

I celebrate my people a lot and that's why people stay with me as long as they do.

I'm not as obsessive-compulsive about certain things; I give a lot of latitude to people and support people. I know that I can't do it myself and that you're only as good as the people you have behind you.

With all the yoga and meditation that I do, when the chaos happens it happens. But I'm not as affected as a lot of people - I don't react as much. I just let things drip off my back a little bit.

I'm more eclectic.Maybe I'm minimalist in the respect that I love black ... black for the winter, white for the summer, you know? But I love artisanal things.

There was a time when we would pick up Women's Wear Daily and couldn't wait to see what it read. And now, you get it five minutes later on your iPad or your phone! The same has to apply to fashion.

I couldn't live without something that touches my heart. No one should.

I love to play, I love to dance, I love to party ... I'm a liver. I think what I need to learn is how to find the calmness, the centeredness.

I also miss the support that I had of so many people. You know I'm a very Ma and Pa operation right now, and I was used to having everything working for me. It was a similar situation when I left Anne Klein and started Donna Karan. All of a sudden I was working in my apartment and it was, "Oh my god, what am I doing?"

I do not believe I can no longer dress people, but it's more about dressing their insides. Everyone is affected by healthcare. Everyone is affected by education. And for me, a personal inspiration is the preservation of culture.

I think I was always inspired by seeing a problem, and finding a solution.

Age and size are only numbers. It's the attitude you bring to clothes that make the difference.

I believe in the power of women. As nurturers, we have a unique ability to care and share and make the world a better place. Women Who Inspire are women who are making a difference.

It's hard to keep the energy going sometimes, that's why I like to go with a group of people who are meditating. I love meditating in groups, it's fantastic.

My bodysuit is how I start everyday. I wear a bodysuit everyday of my life. It's how I start my yoga practice. It's underneath it all. For me, what goes under the clothes is as important as what goes on top of the clothes. It's a layering aspect, so it's inside.

I spent two weeks at the Sadhguru's [Jaggi Vasudev]. It was a wonderful experience. It was very different from what I normally do - earlier I used to do Ashtanga [yoga] all the time.

Every woman has the power to seduce the world with her
uniqueness, passion and creativity.

Today, fashion is really about sensuality-how a woman feels on the inside. In the '80s women used suits with exaggerated shoulders and waists to make a strong impression. Women are now more comfortable with themselves and their bodies-they no longer feel the need to hide behind their clothes.

When you grow a business, it belongs to a lot of other people besides you. As much as you want to control it, the minute you go public, it becomes a business ...

When I started Donna Karan, people weren't really accepting the idea of the working woman.

Business, numbers, negotiations, all that stuff I wouldn't go near.

My favorite journey is anywhere I haven't been

I think we're on a journey ... It was very easy to write about my past in my book, but writing about the present is all a new chapter. I hope that people find this journey fascinating, informative and educational.

I love building spaces: architecture, furniture, all of it, probably more than fashion. The development procedure is more tactile. It's about space and form and it's something you can share with other people.

Smell is the primordial sense, more powerful, more primitive, more intimately tied to our memories and emotions than any other. A scent can trigger spiritual, emotional or physical peace and stimulate healing and wellness.

It used to be only yoga, but now I do Pilates as well; I feel like I need the balance.

I love skiing, I love the sun, I love my children, I love my grandchildren, I love my family and friends ... and whatever I haven't done.

Evening is a time of real experimentation. You never want to look the same way.

I'm very involved with Pilates as well; you have to be careful. I can't do headstands any more, I have a neck and a spinal problem, but I used to do it.

Now the industry is looking at the change in a very real way - to find ways of talking to the consumer much faster. Everything we have is changing with communication - from fashion to newspapers.

I'm a nature bug.

That's a journey I've been on for many years. I mean, being a working mother, realizing that I have to make and find my balance.

I always thought what you wore underneath was as important as what you wear on top.

I believe Hillary [Clinton] should be the president. I believe having her and her husband in the White House is what the country needs .

I must say that the more you give, the more you get. Being able to find solutions, to help other people is extremely gratifying.

One of our greatest gifts is out intuition. It is a sixth sense we all have - we just need to learn to tap into and trust it.

Every problem has a creative solution.

Just take a breath and see what happens.

You don't have that much choice in your life, which is one of the big lessons I've learned. I was going to be a designer whether I wanted to be a designer or not.

I couldn't stand the fact that anybody else was dressing like me. It was supposed to be for me and my friends, not my daughter and her friends!

My spiritual connection is about embracing everything around me. We're all the same. There are no boundaries ...

I look in my closet, and if I need it, I design it.

When I came to Delhi first and said, "This is not India. And then I was taken to Varanasi and there I loved, loved the culture. It was a beautiful journey. The way the people dressed - even the poorest people, and the fabrics! With vegetable dyes, and I was fascinated by the color.But in the end I loved the men - all in white - so many shades of white. And I said, "What am I going to do? A color collection or a white collection?" I finally did a neutral white collection.

I think it's changing is that business is not as good as it was and it has become a real question in the world of fashion. You see, bags and shoes don't take on the seasonal quality that fashion does. A black leather bag can be good in any season, but you can't say the same about fashion, particularly about fabrication.

My biggest faux pas is not giving time for myself.

I love working in the markets, I love working with fabric. So I'm not that conditioned to one thing.

I wanted to create something that would live on forever, beyond my time, and out of that came Cashmere Mist.

Design is a constant challenge to balance comfort with luxe, the practical with the desirable.

I would love to work with the artisans and take it to another dimension, the same way I did in Haiti.

I think Calvin [Klein] is a minimalist.

My New Years Resolution is to find the calm in the chaos. Practicing yoga is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself. It's where you connect mind, body and spirit.

I really feel that we need to scale back and get to what is important on so many levels.

You know the bodysuit that I built my line on? ... That was about me being able to go directly from work to yoga class. It just wasn't as accepted to talk about then.

Women should always take care of themselves first. It makes you more equipped to take care of others.

I have tried to hold my philanthropic passion to fashion, because I think this is very important, and I realize I need to delve even deeper into it.

Many of the customers here are traveling all over the world so they need multiple types of clothes. That's one thing about Urban Zen - it is seasonless and it is timeless. So it's not about the fashion of a moment saying, "I have to have it now." It's something that you become a part of ... sort of like a sari.

Design and style should work toward making you look good and feel good without a lot of effort so you can get on with the things that matter.