. "She always wore Chinese dresses like that, even though she was 100 percent Italian. It was a very eccentric upbringing, with theme rooms and stuff."Cynthia made her first piece of clothing—a dress—at the age of seven. (I was literally playing with my Barbie dolls and watching Totally Spies at that age, it's fine.)Cynthia studied at the School of the Arts Institute of Chicago (SAIC) and graduated in 1981.
It wasn't without its ups and downs, though—in Cynthia's junior year, because she wanted to attach wings to her designs. By Cynthia's senior year, SAIC had granted her fellowship that allowed her to move to New York City (where she is now based).Call it fate, but Cynthia crossed paths with a woman who worked for Marshall's Field— a.
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