Renowned event planner Colin Cowie was born in Kitwe, Zambia, educated in South Africa and has lived in the United States since 1985. His company, Colin Cowie Lifestyle, is an event planning, interior design, and lifestyle consulting firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles.
Cowie is author of five books on style and entertaining, including Dinner After Dark, Effortless Elegance with Colin Cowie, Colin Cowie Weddings, Colin Cowie for the Bride, and Colin Cowie for the Groom. Additional design, wedding and entertaining books are scheduled for release over the next three years.
Cowie appears regularly as a contributing family member on CBS’s THE EARLY SHOW and “The Oprah Winfrey Show” as a lifestyle correspondent covering food, fashion, travel, entertaining and interior design. From 1998 through 2001, Cowie had his own television series, “Everyday Elegance with Colin Cowie.” Cowie has appeared as a special guest on many national television shows, including “Live with Regis and Kelly,” “Entertainment Tonight” and “Extra!”
Print features and profiles have been published in Town & Country, New York Times Magazine, TV Guide, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times Magazine, Biography, Architectural Digest, Bon Appétit, Daily News, Brides, People, New York Post and Chicago Daily Herald.
Colin Cowie Lifestyle’s celebrity client list includes Oprah Winfrey, Jerry Seinfeld, Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Aniston, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, Jenny McCarthy, Sela Ward, Don Henley, Kelsey Grammer, Kenny G., Lisa Kudrow, Charlie Sheen, Sugar Ray Leonard, Paula Abdul, Barry Bonds, Michael Jordan and Hugh Hefner. Corporate clients include: Audemars Piguet, Davidoff of Geneva, Warner Bros, CBS, The Whitney Museum,
Architectural Digest, Kerzner International (One&Only Ocean Club and One&Only Palmilla),
Cosmopolitan and
InStyle.
Some of the highly publicized events Colin Cowie Lifestyle has produced include: Oprah Winfrey’s 50th birthday celebration, John Travolta’s 50th birthday celebration, Quincy Jones 71st birthday celebration, the grand opening celebrations of the Atlantis Royal Towers (Paradise Island, Bahamas), the Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar party and the 40th Anniversary of Cosmopolitan Magazine.
