FULL Q&A: Cynthia Rowley Gets Real About Aging, Gen Z Fashion & Her Unexpected 'Love Island' Obsession

Plus the reason she still gets excited to come to work every day.

From Sex and the City style moments to a surprise Love Island obsession, Cynthia Rowley is still finding inspiration everywhere.

In an exclusive chat with OK!’s Molly Goddard, the iconic designer reflected on her decades-long career, the fashion trends she loves seeing come back around, the major honor that left her starstruck, and why making women feel confident never goes out of style.

She also opened up about her new Downy partnership and the flower brooch she predicts will be everywhere this summer.

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MOLLY: Cynthia, it is such an honor to get to speak with you. You make women feel so beautiful, feminine and fun, which I feel is what we need in fashion right now. You’ve touched so many different generations of women. I was looking at pieces I own of yours and remembering when my mom bought me my first Cynthia Rowley bag years ago.

CYNTHIA: Thank you. It’s so funny – yesterday my team was looking at a lot of vintage Cynthia Rowley pieces that were on TV shows and different projects, and I was like, “Wow, I really have been doing this a long time.” I always say your closet is like a scrapbook. When you pull something out, you remember all the good times you had in it, or that your mom bought it for you, or it was for a special occasion.

MOLLY: You’ve been in the industry for decades and reinvented yourself so many times. How has your creative process changed over the years?