Cynthia Rowley (born July 29, 1958) is an American fashion designer based in the West Village of New York City.
You have to [go outside your comfort zone]. Andy Warhol said 'say yes to everything'.
I think for love to work you have to be with someone who you want to talk to before going to bed at night.
I've got a theory: if you love your workspace, you'll love your work a little more.
I always think clothing is like a scrapbook: you remember all the good memories and the past times.
I try to look at design from a more conceptual standpoint.
Art has definitely influenced how I think of design, both as individual items and as a body of work.
Everything looks cute when it's small.
Fashion went from being much more rarefied to being more accessible. Now everything is changing in the art world, too: even the highest level of institutions are becoming more aware of the general public, like the McQueen exhibit at the Metropolitan or the Tim Burton at the MoMA or how the Gagosian does historic Picasso shows, bringing museum quality into a gallery. Galleries are becoming more like museums, and museums are becoming more accessible. In the next decade, I think it'll be blown open: there will be a lot of shifting around in terms of how artists approach their work.
The whole point is that colors that are harder to wear, like pink, less expected, or maybe not as commercial; if they're used in the right way, they can make a design way more compelling, especially in menswear where color isn't often used. I think it's really exciting to have a lot of color in men's stuff.
Regarding wetsuits, I always liked the Marilyn Minter quote, 'Everything's better when wet,' injecting some style into sports utility.