A TWITTERIFIC ACCOUNT OF EVENTS

In case you missed Donna Karan's lecture at Parsons the New School for Design, here's a summation via Donna Karan's Public Relation twitter account.

The lecture was to celebrate the launch of Parson's new MFA program in Fashion Design and Society.

As you know, LA*SURFPUNK   is a HUGE fan of Donna Karan... 7 easy pieces...7 easy ways into our hearts.  We've been following the fashion deity ever since the late 70s at her longtime employer Anne Klein.

2. "The idea of plus sizes is old fashioned. We should all be able to take the same piece of fabric and wrap it around us"- Donna Karanabout 23 hours ago from UberTwitter
3. "I went 2 Turkey and ran smack into DKNY. We need to preserve cultures. We need to go back to our roots & keep our uniquenss"- Donna Karanabout 23 hours ago from UberTwitter
4. "Getting back to the earth is so impt. But its hard to work in Blk in an organic fabric. But I look forward to learning"- Donna Karanabout 23 hours ago from UberTwitter
5. "People say to me, I have this garment for 20years & I say to myself, why do I design anymore. Luxury products last"- Donna Karanabout 23 hours ago from UberTwitter
6. "The way that a fabric gets developed in luxury- is like that special painting. I am not being a snob- there just is a difference"- DKabout 23 hours ago from UberTwitter
7. "I am fabric addict. I celebrate what goes into fabric. When I see something being sewn, there is so much soul being put into that"- DKabout 23 hours ago from UberTwitter
8. "We have to be inspired by the past, live in the present & look to the future" -Donna Karanabout 23 hours ago from UberTwitter
9. "I failed draping and I had to go to summer school" - Donna Karanabout 23 hours ago from UberTwitter
10. "You can't just be a designer- there's a reason & a need. Look at what's missing. That's the answer to a successful business"- Donna Karanabout 23 hours ago from UberTwitter
11. "Creativity is one of the highest blessings one can have. You can't learn creativity"- Donna Karanabout 23 hours ago from UberTwitter
12. "Its not good enough to think oh we're creative, let make a garment. It needs to have a purpose"- Donna Karanabout 23 hours ago from UberTwitter
13. "We are killing our own industry. There is too much information out there. We r letting people copy designs that were in work 4 a year"- DKabout 23 hours ago from UberTwitter
14. "I don't want consumers to see what's going to be in store in August- its confusing"- Donna Karanabout 23 hours ago from UberTwitter
15. "I was a pure Armani fan. My husband wore Armani & I am was very happy w/ it. Why would I go into mens?"- Donna Karanabout 23 hours ago from UberTwitter
16. 'How do we want 2 touch another human being- I think we r moving into a larger realm of what it means 2 make a garment. What r we saying'-DKabout 23 hours ago from UberTwitter
17. "Philanthropy to me is not about joining a charity, its about thinking about the person next to u and what their life is about"- Donna Karanabout 23 hours ago from UberTwitter
18. The day of Sept 11 was the day of the DKNY runway show. We were supposed to show in the Armory. We turned the Armory over to be a triage-about 23 hours ago from UberTwitter
19. Donna Karan New York, NY was the inspiration that grounded the name. Donna didn't think her name was enough-about 23 hours ago from UberTwitter
20. Donna Karan started 7th On Sale to galvanize the community to fight AIDS. They raised 4million $ in three days.about 23 hours ago from UberTwitter
21. "Our social responsibility as designers is bigger than ever before"- Donna Karanabout 23 hours ago from UberTwitter
22. Donna Karan gave birth to Gabby & had to got back to work the next day b/c Anne Klein was in the hospital. Anne Klein died that day..about 23 hours ago from UberTwitter
23. 'What fashion is rt now to me is social consciousness. I go on many journeys 2 be inspired by the cultures around us. My heart goes out'- DKabout 23 hours ago from UberTwitter
24. "I think women need to be celebrated. Its never about the clothes, for me its about the person & how she feels on the inside"- Donna Karan.about 23 hours ago from UberTwitter
25. "I want to create pieces that have longevity"- Donna Karanabout 23 hours ago from UberTwitter
26. "I started the 7 easy pieces b/c I didn't want to take the time to think about what I needed to wear" -DKabout 24 hours ago from UberTwitter
27. Donna Karan originally wanted to be a fashion illustrator. She went to WWD for a job and they told her to think about doing something else-about 24 hours ago from UberTwitter
28. The New School says Donna Karan's vision and support has shaped this graduate program-about 24 hours ago from UberTwitter

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