I realized I needed to address people, not just dress them.

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 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.

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

We've come a long way. Power dressing now is designed to let the woman inside us come through.

I realized I needed to address people, not just dress them.

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