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

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

Fragrance is the first layer of dressing, a woman's invisible body suit.

I celebrate my people a lot and that's why people stay with me as long as they do.

Everything in life... has to have balance.

Every problem has a creative solution.

I think it's changing is that business is not as good as it was and it has become a real question in the world of fashion. You see, bags and shoes don't take on the seasonal quality that fashion does. A black leather bag can be good in any season, but you can't say the same about fashion, particularly about fabrication.