Designer Cynthia Rowley calls her fall/winter 2000 collection 'everyday luxury.' Click for her gallery of fashions

Rowley goes for classic, casual look

From Elsa Klensch
CNN Style Correspondent

NEW YORK (CNN) -- The clothes in Cynthia Rowley's fall/winter collection manage to be comfortable, cozy, casual and luxurious.

The New York designer's clothes are always attractive, but in her latest collection -- one of her best in seasons -- she upgrades the look with classic fabrics. She calls it "everyday luxury."

"A lot of the fabrics in the past few seasons have been all embellished and sparkly and embroidered," she said. "And now for fall, I'm just starting with really beautiful, great fabrics. That's sort of the starting point."

FALL/ WINTER 2000 Collections: Cynthia Rowley Calvin Klein Armani Versace Designer shoes Kenneth Cole Anna Sui De la Renta Valentino McQueen Gucci Chloe Prada Dolce & Gabbana Michael Kors Ralph Lauren Marc Jacobs

The materials range from wool and cashmere to fur and alligator leather.The colors, including cordovan, rust, plum and avocado green, are particularly rich.

Cynthia Rowley

Rowley likes to show legs, and she also likes to play with the proportion of knee-high boots. Her pants are slim, fitted to the waist -- with trouser silhouettes.

Her fondness for leather also appears in everything from coats and dresses to pants and skirts, including leather featuring plaid and floral prints. For her, the fun comes from trying something new.

"It's a combination," she said, "of really polished with really unpolished."

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Cynthia Rowley

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