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New York is full of creative people, not only in fashion. Donatella Versace

Fashion Creative People Only New York New York Full Creative People

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

Balance Challenge Design Constant Practical Comfort Desirable

I live for what I haven't done. Donna Karan

Live Done

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. Donna Karan

Work You Daughter Clothes Teenage Back Find Wear Dress Dresses Entire Perfect Tailored Lifestyle Concept Also Because Boyfriend Jackets Wanted Grew Wardrobe Sweaters Then Skirts Jeans Pair Including Originally Street Started

Basically, I was a hippie and still am a flower child. Donna Karan

Flower Am Still Hippie Child Basically

I'm a nature bug. Donna Karan

Nature Bug

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. Donna Karan

Love Fashion You People Architecture Space Building Other Furniture About Something More Tactile Share Development Than Form Procedure Spaces

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. Donna Karan

Love Family Whatever Sun Friends Family And Friends Done Children Grandchildren Skiing

I think I was a nomad in another life. Donna Karan

Life Think Nomad Another

I give Reiki, which is energy, but I don't tell too many people that. Donna Karan

People Too Many People Energy Too Tell Give Which Many

When I first started designing, all women were dressed like men, and I said, 'Hey, guys, let's be women, put the two together - it's not either/or. Let's celebrate our bodies. Our bodies are different.' Donna Karan

Together Celebrate Women Men First Our Hey All Women Dressed Guys Put Like Said Were Different Bodies Designing Started Two

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

Balance Only Feel Like Well Pilates Yoga Used Now Need

I'm truly, truly boring! I don't change. If people know me, I have not changed. Donna Karan

Me Change People Changed Boring Know Truly

I wouldn't be who I am without my husband, who handled the business end of Donna Karan so I could be creative. Donna Karan

Business Creative Husband Could Without Am End Handled Who

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

You Thought Important Top Wear Underneath Always Wore

I always thought I should have been a better mother. Donna Karan

Better Mother Thought Better Mother Always Been Should

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

Woman People Idea Accepting Were Really Working Started

I think in the same way when I'm cooking, when I'm gardening, when I'm choosing fabrics. It's a way of living. Dries van Noten

Gardening Cooking Living Think Way Fabrics Same Choosing

I have my own office, and I'm there during the evenings and weekends. But during the week, I'm sitting in the middle of my studio, talking with everybody, deciding together every detail, every pallette, every yarn, every colour. Dries van Noten

Together Own Every Everybody Detail My Own Week Weekends Colour Studio Talking Yarn Office Sitting Middle Deciding Evenings

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