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Cynthia Rowley was born on 29 July, 1958 in Barrington, Illinois, U.S., is an American fashion designer. Discover Cynthia Rowley's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 65 years old?

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Occupation Fashion designer
Age 65 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 29 July 1958
Birthday 29 July
Birthplace Barrington, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Who Is Cynthia Rowley's Husband?

Her husband is William Powers (m. 2005)

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Cynthia Rowley Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Cynthia Rowley worth at the age of 65 years old? Cynthia Rowley’s income source is mostly from being a successful Fashion designer. She is from United States. We have estimated Cynthia Rowley's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

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1958

Cynthia Rowley (born 1958) is an American fashion designer, known for her books, television appearances and "flirty" and "carefree" women's clothing designs.

Rowley is a native of Barrington, Illinois a northwestern suburb of Chicago.

She is one of three children born to Ed Rowley, a former science teacher, and his wife, Clementine, who was a painter.

Rowley made her first dress at age seven.

Her grandparents included the designer of the Pabst Blue Ribbon logo and a painter.

1981

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.

1988

She graduated from Barrington High School and 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.

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.

1994

The Council of Fashion Designers of America honored Rowley with a Perry Ellis Award for New Fashion Talent in 1994.

Rowley's first husband was photographer Tom Sullivan, who died of cancer at the age of 32 in 1994.

1999

Rowley married Brooklyn sculptor William Keenan Jr., with whom she had a daughter, Kit Keenan (born 1999).

2003

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.

2005

In 2021, Kit was a contestant on The Bachelor, where she alluded to having a well-known mother After Rowley and Keenan Jr. divorced, she married William "Bill" Powers, an art dealer, writer, and owner of the Half Gallery in Manhattan's Upper East Side, on September 17, 2005, at the home of photographer Peter Beard.

2011

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, Montauk,Houston, Greenwich, CT, and Newport Beach as well as at the company's web store.

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.

2012

In 2012, Rowley was given the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Legend of Fashion award.

2015

In 2015, Rowley won the Designer of the Year award at the 37th Annual American Apparel and Footwear Association American Image Awards.

| In 2023, Rowley received an honorary doctorate from the Art Institute of Chicago.

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.

The TV series Return to Amish on the TLC network follows ex-Amish Kate Stoltzfus as she interns at Rowley's design company.

She has written and co-written several books:

2018

Kit released her own line of clothing in 2018, titled KIT.

2019

In 2019, Cynthia and Kit created a podcast together called Ageless.