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

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Donna Karan, born on October 2, 1948, is a renowned fashion designer known for her minimalist and elegant design style, one of the leading figures in the modern fashion industry. more

“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.”

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“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.”

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

Way Dimensions Haiti Artisans

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“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.”

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“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.”

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

Thinking Problem Seeing Findings Solutions Inspired

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“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.”

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“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.”

Thinking Needs Important Passion Realizing Fashion Deeper Philanthropic

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“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.”

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