Quotes by Donna Karan

About Donna Karan:

Donna Karan is an American fashion designer and the creator of the Donna Karan New York and DKNY clothing labels.
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It's really easy to get colors right. It's really hard to get black - and neutrals - right. Black is certainly a color but it's also an illusion.

Donna Karan

Scheduling me is not easy, as most people know, because once I start, I don't stop.

Donna Karan

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

Donna Karan

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

Donna Karan

I live for what I haven't done.

Donna Karan

I believe in comfort. If you don't feel comfortable in your clothes, it's hard to think of anything else.

Donna Karan

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

Donna Karan

I always thought I should have been a better mother.

Donna Karan

My daughter Gabby very kindly once said that she thinks I was a better mother because I was doing a job I loved. I now think guilt is a universal part of being a mother. I used to think it was Jewish-mother guilt but now I think it is working-mother ...

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Everything comes out of what works for me.

Donna Karan

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

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

Donna Karan

I start my day with a mind, body, soul practice - yoga, Pilates or meditation.

Donna Karan

I really feel that we need to scale back and get to what is important on so many levels.

Donna Karan

If I weren't doing what I'm doing today... I'd be traveling around the world on the back of a motorcycle.

Donna Karan

Evening is a time of real experimentation. You never want to look the same way.

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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.'

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Delete the negative; accentuate the positive!

Donna Karan

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 ...

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I truly believe that philanthropy and commerce can work together.

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Women should always take care of themselves first. It makes you more equipped to take care of others.

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Author Bio

  • NameDonna Karan
  • DescriptionAmerican fashion designer
  • BornOctober 2, 1948
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionDesigner