Donna calls em belt bags, but nonetheless, Donna Karan doesn’t understand how come kiddas carry handbags when they could sport a much more comfortable leather belt with pockets. (I dig it. So does Wendy Williams haha See image for proof)
Some other excerpts from the legendary designer’s conversation with FIT’s Valerie Steele at Parsons last night:
On Trends: Of course, most of what Karan wears—and designs—is trendless. But she can’t believe people are still buying sequined cashmere.
Fresh music, bold entertainment, and men’s fashion—one tight email a week.
On Fashion Design in the US: “I don’t think the market is shrinking, I think it’s changing.” Karan encourages young designers to take a more holistic approach to their work.
On the Out-of-Whack Fashion Cycle: Not only does the designer think that clothes should be shipped in-season so that consumers become less-accustomed to buying on sale, she also wishes that the fashion industry/media would be more tight-lipped about the collections before they hit the stores. “I don’t want the consumer to see next week what they’re not going to be able to buy for six months,” said Karan. “We’re killing our own industry.”
On Uniforms. She loves them. Particularly those of Tibetan monks.
