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I don't micro-manage, I give them enough rope to hang themselves. If I trust you, I'll let you find your way, because that could lead to something I hadn't thought of. Lastly, I don't work with anyone I don't like.
— Donna KaranRenowned Fashion Designer & Founder of DKNY Brand
A brand has to be authentic and be born of a personal passion. If you, its creator, doesn't want the product, no one else will. If you want it, chances are it will be wanted around the world. Desires are universal and speak in every language.
— Donna KaranRenowned Fashion Designer & Founder of DKNY Brand
The founder is the innovator, the one who sets the wheels in motion. Once it's up and running, the founder's job is to empower and inspire others with the message, to nurture and make believers out of everyone who comes close, internally and externally.
— Donna KaranRenowned Fashion Designer & Founder of DKNY Brand
I wasn't thinking about success or being 'big' or creating a huge business. I was thinking about answering a need, a void, creating something that wasn't there before.
— Donna KaranRenowned Fashion Designer & Founder of DKNY Brand
When I was 15, I rearranged the sales floor in the boutique I was working in and was the best salesperson in the store. At 25, when my boss Anne Klein died, I took over designing and changed the look of the collection to make it younger and sexier, and also changed how it was shown and sold in the showroom – not to mention just having had a baby while all this was happening.
— Donna KaranRenowned Fashion Designer & Founder of DKNY Brand
A designer is a designer, whether you're designing a dress or a toothbrush. The integrity, skill and creativity are all the same.
— Donna KaranRenowned Fashion Designer & Founder of DKNY Brand
A brand has to be authentic and be born of a personal passion. If you, its creator, doesn't want the product, no one else will. If you want it, chances are it will be wanted around the world. Desires are universal and speak in every language.
— Donna KaranRenowned Fashion Designer & Founder of DKNY Brand
Resumes are not the way to find people. It's a connection and an instinct you have to listen to. I don't micro-manage, I give them enough rope to hang themselves.
— Donna KaranRenowned Fashion Designer & Founder of DKNY Brand
To me, success is balancing your personal life and your work life. It's also being content and satisfied with what you accomplished so you can let it go and move forward.
— Donna KaranRenowned Fashion Designer & Founder of DKNY Brand
I wasn't thinking about success or being 'big' or creating a huge business. I was thinking about answering a need, a void, creating something that wasn't there before.
— Donna KaranRenowned Fashion Designer & Founder of DKNY Brand
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