Her mother is a major fashion designer who makes everything from clothing to home accessories and office supplies.
Mom has also appeared on TV shows such as “America’s Next Top Model” and “Project Runway.”
And her father is a successful sculptor from Brooklyn.
This beautiful brunette also has a reputation of her own. She was a contestant on The Bachelor.
This weekend, she was joined by Katie Couric, Helena Christensen and Tony Danza at a glitzy event in the Bahamas. She stood out in a cute white dress and fresh tan.
who is she?
Her name is Kit Clementine Keenan, 24, and the daughter of fashion designer Cynthia Rowley, 55.
Cynthia was a proud mother as she posed with her daughter at an event at Atlantis Paradise in the Bahamas.
The mother-daughter duo teamed up in brightly colored minidresses and open-toed heels.
Laurie looked beaming in a satin champagne-toned shift with a ribbon belt wrapped around her sculpted waistline.
She added black wedge mules accented with gold floral detailing across the thick straps.
Her dark hair was pulled away from her face and styled into a chic updo with a center part.
Meanwhile, her mini-me flashed a tan line on her chest while showing off her personal style in a cap-sleeve dress with a corset bodice.
Born and raised in New York, Kit has a reputation of her own.
The USC graduate released his own clothing line titled KIT in 2018. In 2019, Cynthia and Kit created her podcast together called Ageless.
In 2021, Kit competed on the 25th season of The Bachelor, which premiered on January 4, 2021. This season featured Matt James, a real estate broker and charity founder from Raleigh, North Carolina. James was originally scheduled to appear on the 16th season of The Bachelorette, starring Clare Crawley.
Kit stopped at 7 weeks.
Laurie is originally from Barrington, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago.
She is a top designer who has become a celebrity.
Laurie has appeared as a judge on the reality shows “24 Hour Catwalk,” “America’s Next Top Model,” “Project Runway,” and “Design Star,” and has appeared on “The Today Show” and “Good Morning.” He has also appeared as a guest on “America”, “The Oprah Winfrey Show”, “Gossip Girl”, and “Celebrity Jeopardy”.
Laurie made her first dress when she was seven years old.
She graduated from Barrington High School and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1988.
Laurie was kicked out of her third-year art exhibit at SAIC because she used wings in her design.
In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Laurie said Marshall Fields bought her first collection when she was a student at SAIC.
In 1981, during his senior year of college, Laurie won the SAIC Fellowship Award and used the money to move from Chicago to New York City.
She then received $3,000 in seed money from one of her grandmothers to start her career.
Laurie launched her first capsule collection in 1988 and has since received critical acclaim.
The Council of Fashion Designers of America awarded Laurie the Perry Ellis Award for Emerging Fashion Talent in 1994.
The designer also created a line of home accessories called “Swell,” based on a book series she co-authored with her friend Irene Rosenzweig, which debuted at Target in 2003.
Laurie’s first husband was photographer Tom Sullivan, who died of cancer in 1994 at the age of 32.
Laurie married William Keenan Jr., a Brooklyn sculptor, and they welcomed Kit.
After Laurie and Keenan Jr. divorced, she married William Bill Powers, an art dealer, writer, and owner of Half Gallery on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, in 2005.