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

I love working in the markets, I love working with fabric. So I'm not that conditioned to one thing.

Wellness is a state of mind, body, and spirit. When the three are in alignment, you feel balanced and energized. You have more to give of yourself creatively and to your loved ones. That's what we all strive for.

I look in my closet, and if I need it, I design it.

Design is a constant challenge to balance comfort with luxe, the practical with the desirable.

When you grow a business, it belongs to a lot of other people besides you. As much as you want to control it, the minute you go public, it becomes a business . . .

My biggest style regret is that I can't fit into the models' clothes.