Cynthia has been designing play clothes for modern women for 30 years. Driven by the challenges of the ever-evolving, always in-flux fashion industry, Cynthia Ashby Inc. has been thriving thanks to the collaboration between an incredible group of folks who make up this small and mighty company and a long history of uniquely creative people who have cherished and inspired our clothing through the years.
Cynthia's design process is a story that begins with a feeling and ends with a garment that grabs you, meets your need for comfort, and effortlessly presents your uniqueness. Color is the surprise! We garment dye, hand dye, and hand paint poetic color stories that change through the seasons. Color is personal, it speaks its own individual language to us-we create color stories that catch a mood or moment- bold, painterly combinations of jewel tones, a pattern that reminds you of the sky, or the perfect gray that anchors everything. Our love of natural fibers has been a constant-linens, cottons, and specialty rayons dominate our fabric choices.
Being a West coast born, Chicago area transplant, Cynthia is a city mouse / country mouse. Besides working with her crew, she enjoys finding stillness and beauty in nature. She took pride in caring for a small herd of rescue animals for ten years on her farmette. She loves traveling to LA and NYC. The joy of Cynthia's life is being the owner and designer of Cynthia Ashby Inc., and she is so grateful to all the people who have been on this journey with her-present, past, and future.