Designer Spotlight-Cynthia Rowley

Last Christmas I got a Brother sewing machine as a present.  I was so excited…and since Christmas, I have been trying to learn how to sew!  However, sewing does take a lot of time and patience, I have learned.  Lately, I haven’t had as much time as I would like to sew, but I promise to make more time in the future and share some of my creations.  So when I did first try-out my sewing machine, I decided to purchase a bunch of patterns online from Simplicity and they just so happened to be Cynthia Rowley designs!  So this is when I first started getting interested in her style.  Beginning in the early 80s, Cynthia Rowley started her designs with a few thousand dollars given to her by her grandmothers.  She decided to have a fashion show at her apartment and invited all the famous designers, none of whom attended.  It didn’t stop Rowley, however.  She continued her love of fashion design and the Cynthia Rowley Collection was incorporated in 1988.  Today her designs can be found in department stores, specialty shops, online and in approximately 60 shops around the world.  I found this Cynthia Rowley purse online and carried it along with me to lunch at our favorite restaurant, Delicious.

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Ironing Out the Details:

Sweater – ASOS Boat Neck Sweater (NOW ON SALE!)
Top – UNIQLO Long-Sleeved t-shirt (no longer available); Similar tee
Shorts – ZARA cropped shorts (no longer available); Similar pair
Belt – J. Crew Skinny Calf Hair Belt
Earrings – Gifted from Redwood National Forest in California (THEY ARE MADE from the REDWOOD TREES); Similar earrings
Sunglasses – FOREVER 21 Aviators
Flats – ELIZABETH AND JAMES Mena flats in Cognac Distressed (no longer available); Similar flats here and here
Bag – CYNTHIA ROWLEY Fringe Shoulder Bag (no longer available); Similar bag here, here and here