Cynthia Rowley was born on 1968 and is an American fashion designer, known for her books, television appearances and "flirty" and "carefree" women's clothing designs.
15 Facts About Cynthia Rowley
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Cynthia Rowley is one of three children born to Ed Rowley, a former science teacher, and his wife, Clementine, who was a painter.
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Cynthia Rowley's grandparents included the designer of the Pabst Blue Ribbon logo and a painter.
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Cynthia Rowley graduated from Barrington High School and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1988.
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Cynthia Rowley was kicked out of her junior year art show at SAIC because her use of wings in her design.
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In 1981, Cynthia Rowley won an SAIC fellowship award in her senior year and used the money to move from Chicago to New York City.
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Cynthia Rowley then launched her career with $3,000 in seed money from one of her grandmothers.
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Since Cynthia Rowley launched her first capsule collection in 1988, has grown to include women's wear, handbags, glasses, color cosmetics, fragrance, wetsuits and swimwear, home furnishings, bedding products, and office accessories.
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In 2011 Cynthia Rowley presented the Mr Powers collection, a limited menswear range named after her husband Bill Powers.
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Cynthia Rowley's fashions are presented bi-annually at New York Fashion Week.
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Signature Cynthia Rowley stores are in New York City, Montauk, Houston, Greenwich, CT, and Newport Beach as well as at the company's web store.
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Cynthia Rowley's designs were described by The New York Times as "flirty, vibrantly colored dresses and tops in wispy materials" that have "a whiff of the carefree, simple spirit" of Claire McCardell.
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In 2012, Cynthia Rowley was given the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Legend of Fashion award.
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In 2015, Cynthia Rowley won the Designer of the Year award at the 37th Annual American Apparel and Footwear Association American Image Awards.
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Cynthia Rowley has appeared as a judge on the reality television programs 24 Hour Catwalk, America's Next Top Model, Project Runway and Design Star and has been a guest on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Gossip Girl, Celebrity Jeopardy, and the Late Show with David Letterman, among other programs.