Cynthia Rowley Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a CFDA Award for womenswear and was nominated for another for menswear
• Graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a degree in Fashion
• Designed and constructed her first dress at the age of 7
• Her "Cynthia Rowley" collection includes a wide variety of clothing types, including shapewear and wetsuits
• Wrote a series of books called "Swell," which features idea for decorating and dinner parties
• Best known as a fashion designer who has served as a judge on "Project Runway" and "HGTV Design Star․"
• Once invited all of New York's prominent fashion editors to her walk-up apartment for her first runway show