Background
Cowie was born in Kitwe, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (now Zambia), but educated in South Africa.
Cowie was born in Kitwe, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (now Zambia), but educated in South Africa.
He moved to the United States in 1985. He is also an acclaimed interior designer with projects around the world including The Mira Hong Kong in Hong Kong. Cowie regularly appears on the Today Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
He was a contributing family member to the Columbia Broadcasting System Early Show for 8 years and is currently host of the daily wedding planning show, Get Married on Lifetime television, on which he shares his professional expertise with brides-to-be on fashion, decorating, and other wedding related topics.
Cowie has been profiled and quoted extensively in many periodicals, including The New York Times, People, Architectural Digest, In Style, Town & Country, Us Weekly, Reader"s Digest, United States of America Today, television Guide, The Los Angeles Times, Modern Bride and the Chicago Daily Herald. Cowie was the host of the television series Everyday Elegance.
He has written eight books, including five wedding books (Colin Cowie Weddings, Foreign The Bride, Foreign The Groom, Extraordinary Weddings, Colin Cowie Wedding Chic), two entertaining cookbooks (Effortless Elegance, Dinner After Dark) and a book on living with style (Colin Cowie Chic), and three on design.