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!

When I came to Delhi first and said, "This is not India. And then I was taken to Varanasi and there I loved, loved the culture. It was a beautiful journey. The way the people dressed - even the poorest people, and the fabrics! With vegetable dyes, and I was fascinated by the color. But in the end I loved the men - all in white - so many shades of white. And I said, "What am I going to do? A color collection or a white collection?" I finally did a neutral white collection.

Everything I do is a matter of heart, body and soul.

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.

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

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