When I see a non-yogi [benefit], that's when it really affects my life.

I meditate whenever I can. I can be in the back seat of a car or in between appointments.

I'm not as obsessive-compulsive about certain things; I give a lot of latitude to people and support people. I know that I can't do it myself and that you're only as good as the people you have behind you.

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

You look at the world situation, look at London, Paris, Italy, it is all basically the same as the U.S. Then you look at other places such as India, Bali, with warmer climates, you know the Southern climates, they are very different. I think there is a time and place for everything and in Australia, for example, it is completely the opposite. I don't think we can be designing for that customer per se.

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

Sometimes it takes a germ of an idea, which takes a long time to digest.