Cynthia Rowley

Cynthia Rowley

Cynthia Rowley is an American fashion designer based in the Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1988. Rowley was kicked out of her junior year art show at SAIC because her use of wings in her design. In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Rowley said that Marshall Field's had bought her first collection while she was still a student at SAIC. In 1981, Rowley won an SAIC fellowship award in her senior year and used the money to move from Chicago to New York City. She then launched her career with $3,000 in seed money from one of her grandmother's. Since 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. The designer also created a line of home accessories called Swell, based on a book series she co-wrote with friend Ilene Rosenzweig, which made its debut at Target in 2003. In 2011 Rowley presented the Mr. Powers collection, a limited menswear range named after her husband Bill Powers. Rowley's fashions are presented bi-annually at New York Fashion Week. Signature Cynthia Rowley stores are in New York City, Chicago, Montauk, Palm Beach, Malibu, Pacific Palisades, and Newport Beach as well as at the company's web store.

  • Title: Cynthia Rowley
  • Popularity: 0.286
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1968-07-29
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  • Homepage: https://cynthiarowley.com/
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Cynthia Rowley Movies

  • 2006
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    It's So Audrey! A Style Icon

    It's So Audrey! A Style Icon

    6 2006 HD

    A short documentary of Ms. Hepburn's fashion sense

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  • 2000
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    Intern

    Intern

    3.2 2000 HD

    A young, underappreciated intern at the ultra-hip magazine Skirt must learn to deal with kissy-face phoniness, model tantrums and bulimic editors,...

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  • 1999
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    The Early Show

    The Early Show

    5.7 1999 HD

    The Early Show is an American morning television show which was broadcast by CBS from New York City from 1999 to 2012. The program aired live from 7...

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  • 2007
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    Gossip Girl

    Gossip Girl

    8.2 2007 HD

    An exclusive group of privileged teens from a posh prep school on Manhattan's Upper East Side whose lives revolve around the blog of the all-knowing...

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  • 2004
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    Project Runway

    Project Runway

    6.205 2004 HD

    Aspiring fashion designers compete for a chance to break into the industry. Each week, a designer is eliminated from the competition after exhibiting...

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  • 2003
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    America's Next Top Model

    America's Next Top Model

    5.2 2003 HD

    Aspiring models compete for a chance to break into the business with a panel of judges critiquing their progress throughout the competition.

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  • 2011
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    My Favorite Place

    My Favorite Place

    1 2011 HD

    We all know designers and trendsetters who inspire us. But have you ever wondered where their inspiration comes from? You flip through magazines...

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  • 2006
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    HGTV Star

    HGTV Star

    1 2006 HD

    Ten aspiring designers seek to impress home viewers and an expert judging panel with their design expertise, ingenuity, creativity and "it" factor...

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  • 2009
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    Celebrity Ghost Stories

    Celebrity Ghost Stories

    7.3 2009 HD

    Compelling, surprising and downright spooky — celebrities share their real-life personal encounters with the paranormal in each one-hour...

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