“For me, starting each collection is always about what I really want, what I really need, and I was personally dying for sensual comfort. I think when you think of Donna Karan, you think of sensuality, but it's a different kind of sensuality. A kind of comfort sensuality that is one with your body and the way clothes feel on.” ThinkingWayWantNeedsFeelsKindDifferentBodyDyingComfortClothesStartingYour BodySensualitySensualCollectionsDifferent Kinds Author:Donna Karan
“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.” ThinkingNeedsPlayPartyCalmnessLiverCenteredness Author:Donna Karan
“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.” ThinkingWorldDoeRealBlackQualityFashionSeasonsShoesBe GoodBagsLeatherReal QuestionsFabrication Author:Donna Karan
“[The consumer] shown new styles in the moment, but she's not going to get them for another six months - and I think that's very confusing for her. She feels she's seen it all by the time it comes around. She's also a little bored. She's really into [snaps her fingers], "Wear-now-buy-now."” ThinkingFeelsLittlesMomentsStyleMonthsSixFingersConsumersBoredConfusingSix MonthsSnaps Author:Donna Karan
“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 think I was always inspired by seeing a problem, and finding a solution.” ThinkingProblemSeeingFindingsSolutionsInspired Author:Donna Karan
“If you look at the world today, there are as many solutions as there are problems. I think that is a big part of creativity. That's why I started Urban Zen. Because I wanted to dress and address people.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldLooksProblemBigsTodayWantedCreativitySolutionsDressesAddressesUrbanWorld Today Author:Donna Karan
“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.” ThinkingNeedsImportantPassionRealizingFashionDeeperPhilanthropic Author:Donna Karan
“I'm not a fan of Donald Trump. To be perfectly honest, I don't think violence is the answer to anything and I think, hopefully, she [Hillary Clinton] will be our president.” ThinkingPresidentAnswersViolenceFansHonestTrumpClintonHopefully Author:Donna Karan
“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.” PeopleThinkingWritingBookPastEasyJourneyEducationalFascinatingChaptersMy PastInformative Author:Donna Karan
“I could go on for days about why I love yoga. One of my favorite parts is I can't think about anything else other than doing what the teacher tells me to do. For me, someone who has a million things going on at any given moment, that kind of surrender is liberating. I also learn so much about myself - my limitations, my potential, how to be mindful of an injury.” ThinkingKindI CanMomentsGivenMillionsTeacherGoes OnYogaMy FavoriteSurrenderLimitationInjuryLiberating Author:Donna Karan
“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.” ThinkingMayHas BeensHelpingMorningSkyBlueBlessedSunshineAnother DayBlue SkyGood Morning Beautiful Author:Donna Karan
