You have to keep your eyes and heart open - there are always new things to discover, new problems to solve.

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

The most important thing any woman can do is promote her inner well-being

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.

My favorite journey is anywhere I haven't been

Everything I do is a matter of heart, body and soul. For me, designing is an expression of who I am as a woman, with all the complications, feelings and emotions.

Meditation is the calm in the chaos, the fastest way to settle down and get in touch with the stillness within.