I've taken a lot of risks through the years, but I always followed my instincts and always explored new opportunities. The biggest reward has been having an idea and being able to make it a reality. My passions always lead the way - travel and adventure, fitness, art, and home.

Cynthia Rowley

Everything looks cute when it's small.

Cynthia Rowley

Be thankful for all successes, lose your ego, take risks, fail fast, and if you don't absolutely love what you do, run!

Cynthia Rowley

I love hanging out with kids and my husband - I love traveling with them. We can go on the most epic journeys in like five days.

Cynthia Rowley

I think cooking has the same creative process as designing, where you have the ingredients, you have the alchemy part of it, and you have the satisfaction of seeing your creation become a reality.

Cynthia Rowley

Doing things outside of the traditional fashion gives me the opportunity to bring a fresh eye to unexpected markets.

Cynthia Rowley

I love the idea that you would wear vintage stuff with new stuff and wear stuff that's 5 years old.

Cynthia Rowley

We work with Birchbox, and I think that it's kind of exciting. You're getting a gift every month, and it also entices people to be more experimental and to try more things. For busy people like myself, it's really helpful.

Cynthia Rowley

All I ever wanted to do was make things. My whole life has been a constant evolution on that theme.

Cynthia Rowley

When I was in art school, I worried that being a painter seemed like it could be an elusive dream, and fashion seemed so much more secure.

Cynthia Rowley

There's always an excuse to celebrate someone you love.

Cynthia Rowley

Art has definitely influenced how I think of design, both as individual items and as a body of work.

Cynthia Rowley

I always think clothing is like a scrapbook: you remember all the good memories and the past times.

Cynthia Rowley

I think it's important to incorporate everything into all parts of your life. I don't separate all the things - during the day, I talk to my kids; they come and visit. On weekends, we go crazy and do lots of activities. I'm just not good at relaxing.

Cynthia Rowley

I think it's important to stay curious and see and experience as much as you can, whether it's art, performance, music, travel, or just hanging out and people-watching.

Cynthia Rowley

I think that each season we, as an industry, evolve more and more in such a great way, and I'm really excited about it. We're able to put fashion into the hands of the consumer and eyes of the consumer, and I just think that there's no filter anymore; you just put it out there. There's an instant commentary. I think it's so interesting.

Cynthia Rowley

People always ask what my inspiration is, and it's never something that's easily explained.

Cynthia Rowley

I try to look at design from a more conceptual standpoint.

Cynthia Rowley

I think for love to work you have to be with someone who you want to talk to before going to bed at night.

Cynthia Rowley

I'm very sensitive to smells.

Cynthia Rowley

It seems like the world's major cities are getting more and more homogenized, so I think it's important to go off-road and find treasures in offbeat destinations.

Cynthia Rowley