“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
“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.” WayRealTalkingFashionCommunicationIndustryNewspapersFasterConsumersWay Of Talking Author:Donna Karan
“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.” PeopleMenWayFirstsSaidEndsBeautifulCultureWhiteTakenJourneyColorHe ManIndiaCollectionsShadeVegetablesFascinatedFabricPoorestDelhiVaranasi Author:Donna Karan
“I would love to work with the artisans and take it to another dimension, the same way I did in Haiti.” WayDimensionsHaitiArtisans Author:Donna Karan
“I'm very involved in my business and with my family and my friends. I don't play the social world very much, and not to promote my product. I do it for the philanthropic problems because there I feel that I'm making a difference, and that I'm helping. So I do it in a soulful way.” WorldWayFeelsPlayHelpingProblemSocialDifferencesProductsInvolvedMy FriendsMy FamilyMaking A DifferencePhilanthropicSoulful Author:Donna Karan
“I did Urban Zen for myself, to make clothes for me and my friends, a similar philosophy to when I started Donna Karan. Except this time I hope it will stay that way so that I will be able to support young designers and mentor them.” WayPhilosophyAbleYoungSupportClothesMy FriendsDesignerMentorUrban 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
“Meditation is the calm in the chaos, the fastest way to settle down and get in touch with the stillness within.” WayMeditationDown AndChaosCalmSettlingStillnessSettling Down Author:Donna Karan
“Evening is a time of real experimentation. You never want to look the same way.” WayWantLooksRealFashionEveningExperimentationGood Evening Author:Donna Karan
“We've come a long way. Power dressing now is designed to let the woman inside us come through.” WayLongPowerDressingsLong Way Author:Donna Karan
