YOU KNOW ME ! : Colin Cowie

COLIN COWIE

July /August 2012
(As seen in PMc Magazine, 2012)    
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1: How do we know you?
I am a simple boy from Africa who is blessed with good style and good taste.

2: What is your latest project?
The launch of www.colincowieweddings.com.

3: Where are you living?
I am currently living in the Flatiron District in a fabulous apartment that I designed. The best part of the apartment is my the rooftop that I use for entertaining.

4: What don’t we know about you?
I am a pianist and I once wanted to be a surgeon.

5: What is your favorite travel destination?
The south of France and south of Turkey during the summer.

6: What inspires you?
Everything around me inspires me 24/7. I constantly travel and I am constantly inspired by what I touch, taste, smell, feel, and hear. This is how I design.

7: If not yourself, who would you be?
Myself.

8: What book is your bible?
Rumi.

9: What is your favorite word?
Flawless.

10: Who is your biggest hero?
Nelson Mandela.

11: How would you define success?
Peace of mind and excellent health.

12: What would the last question of this questionnaire be if you were the one asking?
What are you doing later?
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Colin Cowie has led an extraordinary life. He arrived in America from South Africa with $400 in the pocket of a good suit and a tan. But it was his smart thinking, personality, and stylish sensibility that led him into the fast-track, glamorous world of planning over-the-top parties for the who’s who of royalty, celebrity, and business. Colin has been at the forefront of event and wedding planning for the past 25 years; he has creating trends and rased the bar for creating the ultimate experience for guests. He is the author of eight best-selling books that are sold around the world, a contributor to the Today Show, a designer for lifestyle products sold on HSN, and now is at the helm of a new digital venture that is revolutionizing the online wedding planning industry, www.colincowieweddings.com.

LINKS:
Colin Cowie Weddings
Facebook Page
Twitter: @colincowie
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Questions by PMc Magazine

Edited by Ceara Maria Burns
Photography by Colin Miller
Design by Jillian Mercado
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Caption:
Colin Cowie, 2011, Photography by Colin Miller