COLIN COWIE
A Biography
Colin Cowie was born in Kitwe, Zambia, educated in South Africa and has lived in the United States since 1984. Upon settling in Los Angeles, he formed Colin Cowie Lifestyle, an event planning, design and catering company with offices in Los Angeles and Manhattan.
Colin has designed parties for clients in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Hong Kong and South Africa. Some of the nationally publicized parties which Colin has produced include: The Awards Celebration '97 for the Council of Fashion Designers of America; The Elton John 1997 and 1998 Aids Foundation Oscar party; the A & M Records '96 Grammy party, and the west coast launch of Davidoff of Geneva. Nationally publicized weddings Colin has produced include the weddings of musician Don Henley to Sharon Summerall; actor Kelsey Grammer to Camille Donatacci, musician Kenny G. to Lyndie Benson; actress Lisa Kudrow to Michel Stern; boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard to Bernadette Robi; actress Holly Robinson to Philadelphia Eagles' Rodney Peete; singer Paula Abdul to Brad Beckerman; actress Sela Ward to Howard Sherman; actor Charlie Sheen to Donna Peele, and the marriage of playboy king Hugh Hefner to Kimberly Conrad.
As an interior designer, Colin has designed both commercial and residential projects including a cover feature for House & Garden Magazine on a Japanese contemporary home in Los Angeles, and features for In-Style Magazine on a restaurant / night club and an art deco movie theater designed for Bruce Willis and Demi Moore in Sun Valley, Idaho.
Colin's recent book, Effortless Elegance with Colin Cowie, was released by HarperCollins in October, 1996. His second book, Colin Cowie Weddings was released in February, 1998, by Little Brown Publishing. Two additional books are currently in production and scheduled for release in Spring 2000.
In October, 1997, Colin Cowie released a new line of tabletop products for Lenox under the brand name Colin Cowie for Lenox. This line of plates, glassware and linens was launched at the New York tabletop show. A bridal collection will be available in retail stores in April 1999.
Colin's debut television show, "Everyday Elegance with Colin Cowie" launched on Romance Classics Television in July, 1998.
Colin is a contributing editor to In-Style Magazine. Feature articles have included many of his celebrity weddings.
Additional In-Style features included: The movie premier party for Portrait of a Lady starring Nicole Kidman, In-Style's What's Sexy Now party in Los Angeles, Sting's five-year anniversary party, and The 1997 Council of Fashion Designers Awards (CFDA) celebration.
Colin is also a contributing editor to Eating Well Magazine with features scheduled for December, 1997, February, 1998, April, 1998, May, 1998, June 1998, September, 1998 and December, 1998. Additionally, Colin will write ten columns for Eating Well with the first column for the September, 1997 issue.
Television shows on which Colin has been featured include; the Oprah Winfrey Show, the Today Weekend Show, Good Morning America, Entertainment Tonight, the Leeza Show, E! Television, In-Style Celebrity Weddings, Good Morning Atlanta, Star Gardens, Awesome Interiors, The Home Show, Channel 5 - KTLA Morning News, CBS "48 Hours," CNN, The Marilu Henner Show, M - Net (South Africa), and Channel 9 (Australia). Additionally, Colin hosted a one-hour nationally syndicated television special "RSVP with Colin Cowie" which aired Christmas 1993 with special guest appearances by Kenny G., Sugar Ray Leonard and Dyan Cannon.
Newspapers and magazines with feature articles on Colin include USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Biography Magazine, Daily News, Bride's Magazine, People Magazine, In-Style Magazine, Chicago Daily Herald, Los Angeles Times Magazine, US Magazine, Avenue Magazine, Southern California Bride, NY Bride, Connecticut Bride, Florida Bride, Chicago Bride, Daily Variety, House & Garden Magazine, Home Journal, The Daily News, Special Events Magazine, and the international edition of the London Daily Mail.
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