10 Quotes & Sayings By Donna Karan

Donna Karan was born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 9, 1948. She attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan and graduated in 1969. Karan's designs were featured in Vogue and Harper's Bazaar and in 1970 she debuted her first collection of clothing at Bloomingdale's. Two years later, she opened her own boutique, Donna Karan New York, in Manhattan Read more

The success of this venture led to Karan's creation of Donna Karan International (DKI), a company that offers a wide variety of women's and men's clothing and accessories. DKI has over 130 shops in the United States, Canada, Central America, Asia, Europe, and Australia. DKI is considered one of the leading fashion companies in the world.

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Age and size are only numbers. It's the attitude you bring to clothes that make the difference. Donna Karan
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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
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Evening is a time of real experimentation. You never want to look the same way. Donna Karan
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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. Donna Karan
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Delete the negative accentuate the positive! Donna Karan
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Design is a constant challenge to balance comfort with luxe, the practical with the desirable. Donna Karan
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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. Donna Karan
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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. Donna Karan
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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. Donna Karan