We've come a long way. Power dressing now is designed to let the woman inside us come through.
I wouldn't be who I am without my husband, who handled the business end of Donna Karan so I could be creative.
You don't have that much choice in your life, which is one of the big lessons I've learned. I was going to be a designer whether I wanted to be a designer or not.
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.
I always thought I should have been a better mother.
Everything I do is a matter of heart, body and soul.
I feel very strongly about dresses on every level - a dress feels like underpinning.
I'd rather promote New York than anything else in this world because New York to me means the world.
I'm a nature bug.
I think I was a nomad in another life.
I give Reiki, which is energy, but I don't tell too many people that.
My mother was a working woman, and I was alone a lot. So I wanted to be a stay-at-home mom.
It used to be only yoga, but now I do Pilates as well; I feel like I need the balance.
I'm truly, truly boring! I don't change. If people know me, I have not changed.
If it's a regular day, I won't wear any makeup, just leave my hair down and head out to the car.
Scheduling me is not easy, as most people know, because once I start, I don't stop.
Basically, I was a hippie and still am a flower child.
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.
To me, design and style should work toward making you look good and feel good without a lot of effort - so you can get on with the things that matter.
Business, numbers, negotiations, all that stuff I wouldn't go near.
