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. ”

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

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

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. ”

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. ”

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

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

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. ”

My dream was to have a slide bannister so I could slide down and go out the door to work. ”

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. ”