Story and career of The amazing Fashion designer : Cynthia Rowley
Cynthia Rowley (born July 29, 1958) is an American fashion designer based in the West Village of New York City.
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 grandmothers. A few
months after moving to New York City to further her fashion
career, she organized a fashion show in her apartment and invited movie
stars, fashion editors, and Andy Warhol none of whom she knew and none of
whom attended."
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 last in partnership with Staples.
Rowley introduced her first menswear collection in 1998, as well as a women's secondary line, Rowley by Cynthia Rowley, both licensed to Italian sportswear manufacturer Stile Moda SpA.
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.
It was announced in November 2009 that Rowley would be redesigning the uniforms for United Airlines, but the deal fell apart after its merger with Continental Airlines.In 2011 Rowley presented the Mr. Powers collection, a limited menswear range named after her husband Bill Powers.
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 last in partnership with Staples.
Rowley introduced her first menswear collection in 1998, as well as a women's secondary line, Rowley by Cynthia Rowley, both licensed to Italian sportswear manufacturer Stile Moda SpA.
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.It was announced in November 2009 that Rowley would be redesigning the uniforms for United Airlines, but the deal fell apart after its merger with Continental Airlines.In 2011 Rowley presented the Mr. Powers collection, a limited menswear range named after her husband Bill Powers.
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