Barrington serves as backdrop for fashion shoot

On a recent visit to her hometown of Barrington, famed fashion designer Cynthia Rowley found it to be a perfect venue for a "lookbook" photo shoot for Vogue, with models donning her 2019 resort collection.

Known for her work on the red carpet and appearances on shows such as "Project Runway" and "America's Next Top Model," Rowley visited her parents from late May to early June and participated in fundraising events for Barrington's White House on Main Street.

Barrington High School and other places in the village served as photo shoot locations.

In a June 8 piece, Vogue Runway writer Linda Satenstein described Rowley's resort collection that was modeled in Barrington.

"Some of the clothes sweetly recollected Rowley's childhood, like a stretchy plaid T-shirt dress similar to one she wore growing up," Satenstein wrote. "The pattern also turned up on a pair of slightly flared trousers that nicely lengthened the body."

Rowley graduated from Barrington High and attended the School of Art Institute of Chicago.

With little money, she went to New York, where she built an empire that includes branded collection boutiques and a presence in stores worldwide with women's and men's clothing, home furnishings, handbags, fitness apparel, fragrances, office supplies and shoes.