“You look at the world situation, look at London, Paris, Italy, it is all basically the same as the U.S. Then you look at other places such as India, Bali, with warmer climates, you know the Southern climates, they are very different. I think there is a time and place for everything and in Australia, for example, it is completely the opposite. I don't think we can be designing for that customer per se.” ThinkingKnowsWorldLooksDifferentSituationExampleDesignOppositesIndiaClimateCustomersLondonParisAustraliaSouthernBali Author:Donna Karan
“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.” KnowsBlackWhiteSummerWinterEclecticMinimalist Author:Donna Karan
“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.” PeopleKnowsGivingI CanCertainBehindsSupportBehind YouObsessiveLatitudeObsessive Compulsive Author:Donna Karan
“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.” KnowsWayI CanIdeasDifferentArtistHoursCreatorDifferent WaysHours In The Day Author:Donna Karan
“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?"” PeopleKnowsUsedLeftSituationSupportMissingRight NowOperationsApartment Author:Donna Karan
“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.” KnowsAbleLinesClassYogaBuiltAccepted Author:Donna Karan
