If it's a regular day, I won't wear any makeup, just leave my hair down and head out to the car.

Pasta is my favorite comfort food, but sometimes my body really wants a steak, and I'll have one.

I'd rather promote New York than anything else in this world because New York to me means the world.

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

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

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

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

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

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

You have to keep your eyes and heart open - there are always new things to discover, new problems to solve.

I wanted to create something that would live on forever, beyond my time, and out of that came Cashmere Mist.

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

I've been away and haven't seen my family. I speak to them every day though. I miss them, but I love traveling.

Meditation is the calm in the chaos, the fastest way to settle down and get in touch with the stillness within.

My spiritual connection is about embracing everything around me. We're all the same. There are no boundaries . . .

I practice yoga and take a steam-filled bath or shower. Then I sit quietly and review and prioritize my to-do list.

I sit quietly and repeat my mantra until I'm in a meditative state, taking it all in but not focusing on any one thing.

Women are now more comfortable with themselves and their bodies-they no longer feel the need to hide behind their clothes.

I feel at home most places I go, but my very top of the list are Bali, Italy, and London. Those are like second homes to me.

One of our greatest gifts is out intuition. It is a sixth sense we all have - we just need to learn to tap into and trust it.

Usually I do a practice in the morning first and then meditate. I'm fortunate that I can do it in a car, in a bus, in a plane.

I always need a support team, even at Donna Karan. I like collaborating. There is something in collaboration that is wonderful.

That's a journey I've been on for many years. I mean, being a working mother, realizing that I have to make and find my balance.

I must say that the more you give, the more you get. Being able to find solutions, to help other people is extremely gratifying.

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.

I believe Hillary [Clinton] should be the president. I believe having her and her husband in the White House is what the country needs .

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.

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.

Its really easy to get colors right. Its really hard to get black - and neutrals - right. Black is certainly a color but its also an illusion.

I love to play, I love to dance, I love to party . . . I'm a liver. I think what I need to learn is how to find the calmness, the centeredness.

I couldn't stand the fact that anybody else was dressing like me. It was supposed to be for me and my friends, not my daughter and her friends!

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 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.

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.

When I go to Bali, when I come to India and travel and see different cultures. I make sure I'm involved in the world out there, creatively, culturally.

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.

Personal Style comes from within. It's when the woman, her individuality and spirit come through. She uses clothes to express who she is and how she feels

I'm more eclectic.Maybe I'm minimalist in the respect that I love black...black for the winter, white for the summer, you know? But I love artisanal things.

I've always been about the power of a woman - accentuating the positive, deleting the negative, whether you're talking her body, her voice or her leadership.

It's hard to keep the energy going sometimes, that's why I like to go with a group of people who are meditating. I love meditating in groups, it's fantastic.

The magic happens in the creative studios. But sometimes you're inspired when you're removed from it a little bit. That's when the juice starts to percolate.

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.

Everything I do is a matter of heart, body and soul. For me, designing is an expression of who I am as a woman, with all the complications, feelings and emotions.

When you grow a business, it belongs to a lot of other people besides you. As much as you want to control it, the minute you go public, it becomes a business . . .

You know the bodysuit that I built my line on? . . .That was about me being able to go directly from work to yoga class. It just wasn't as accepted to talk about then.

My New Years Resolution is to find the calm in the chaos. Practicing yoga is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself. It's where you connect mind, body and spirit.

I love Thieves, it is therapeutic, if you're not feeling well. It has a very strong scent but is quite wonderful. I also use lavender. Peppermint, when my stomach is upset.

I'm not a fan of Donald Trump. To be perfectly honest, I don't think violence is the answer to anything and I think, hopefully, she [Hillary Clinton] will be our president.

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. So there I was.

I design from instinct. It's the only way I know how to live. What feels good. What feels right. What is needed. Give me a problem and I will approach it creatively, from my gut.

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