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...

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

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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...

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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.

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My mother was a working woman, and I was alone a lot. So I wanted to be a stay-at-home mom.

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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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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.

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

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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,...

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