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'''Tory Burch''' (born, June 15, 1966; [[née]] '''Robinson''') is an American fashion designer, [[socialite]], businessperson and celebrity who was born, raised and educated in the [[Philadelphia metropolitan area]] and is described as having [[Pennsylvania Main Line|Main Line]] roots.
'''Tory Burch''' (born, June 15, 1966; [[née]] '''Robinson''') is an American fashion designer who was born, raised and educated in the [[Philadelphia metropolitan area]].

She attended the [[Agnes Irwin School]] in [[Rosemont]], PA, and the [[University of Pennsylvania]]. After graduation, she moved to New York City, where she began a career working with fashion designers, including Zoran, a Yugoslavian designer <ref name=AEOHO/> She worked at ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'' magazine.<ref name=AEOHO/><ref name=TT>{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1664387,00.html|title=Tory's Turn|accessdate=2008-08-14|date=2007-09-21|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|author=Kroll, Betsy}}</ref>. She was a [[copywriter]] for [[Polo Ralph Lauren]] and worked for [[Vera Wang]].

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She began a fashion label in February 2004. The label was an immediate success and was endorsed by [[Oprah Winfrey]] the following year. The label has stores in several large American cities and has lines that are sold in several upscale specialty [[department stores]]. Burch has won several fashion awards for her designs.
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Her [[fashion label]] known as "TRB by Tory Burch"&mdash;later as "Tory Burch"&mdash;began as a business operation in her [[Upper East Side]] apartment and very quickly blossomed into eighteen free-standing [[boutiques]].<ref name=TBNY/> In February 2004, Tory Burch opened a [[flagship store]] in the [[NoLIta]] neighborhood of [[Manhattan]] in New York City.<ref name=ATB>{{cite web|url=http://www.toryburch.com/about.aspx|title=About Tory Burch|accessdate=2008-08-14|publisher=ToryBurch.com}}</ref><ref name=HTBFHS>{{cite web|url=http://www.toryburch.com/asseen_detail.aspx?id=1058|title=How Tory Burch Found Her Stride|author=Teri Agins|date=2008-02-01|accessdate=2008-09-24|publisher=Wall Street Journal}}</ref> The store was almost completely sold out on the first day.<ref name=HTBFHS /> She now has locations in [[Atlanta]],[[Bal Harbour]], [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]], [[Chicago]], [[Costa Mesa]], [[Dallas]], [[East Hampton (town), New York|East Hampton]], [[Houston]], [[Greenwich, Connecticut]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Palm Beach, Florida|Palm Beach]], [[San Diego]], and [[San Francisco]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toryburch.com/stores.aspx|title=Tory Burch Stores|accessdate=2008-09-24}}</ref>, and her fashion line is carried in [[Saks Fifth Avenue]], [[Bergdorf Goodman]], [[Neiman Marcus]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/templates/P9.jhtml?itemId=cat14310735&parentId=cat9210745&masterId=cat8450747&navAction=saleIndex|title=Tory Burch at Neiman Marcus}}</ref> [[Nordstrom]] and [[Bloomingdale's]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.bloomingdales.com/search/index.ognc?SearchTarget=*&Keyword=tory+burch&KEYWORD_GO_BUTTON.x=0&KEYWORD_GO_BUTTON.y=0&KEYWORD_GO_BUTTON=KEYWORD_GO_BUTTON|title=Tory Burch at Bloomingdales}}</ref> Stories about her and her fashion line have been in a broad spectrum of magazines and newspapers,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toryburch.com/about_featured.aspx|title=About Tory Burch: Tory Burch Press|accessdate=2008-08-14|publisher=ToryBurch.com}}</ref> and in April 2005, Winfrey endorsed her line on the ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]''.<ref name=TBNY>{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/designers/bios/toryburch/|title=Tory Burch|accessdate=2008-08-14|publisher=New York Media LLC|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]}}</ref>


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She attended the [[Agnes Irwin School]] in [[Rosemont]], PA and attended the [[University of Pennsylvania]]. After graduation, she moved to New York City, where she pursued her professional career with various leading fashion industry businesses. She began a fashion label in February 2004 in New York City. The label was an immediate success and was even endorsed by [[Oprah Winfrey]] the following year. The label has opened stores in several large American cities and has lines that are sold in several upscale specialty [[department stores]]. Burch has won several fashion awards for her designs, and she continues to be involved in high profile personal relationships within the social elite of New York City.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Born in {{city-state|Valley Forge|Pennsylvania}},<ref name=ATB/> Burch was raised with her three brothers (Robert, James and Leonard)<ref name=AEOHO/> in a Valley Forge farmhouse where her mother, Reva Robinson, still lived in 2008.<ref name=TBP/> The house is a 250-year old [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] near the [[Valley Forge National Historical Park]].<ref name=AEOHO/> Her mother is a former actress who dated [[Steve McQueen]] and [[Marlon Brando]].<ref name=AEOHO>{{cite web|url=http://www.toryburch.com/about_featured_article.aspx?id=849|title=An Empire Of Her Own|accessdate=2008-08-14|date=2007-02-01|publisher=Tory Burch, LLC.|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]}}</ref> Her father, Buddy Robinson, who was a wealthy investor, is now deceased.<ref name=TBP>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwd.com/lifestyle-news/tory-burchs-philadelphia-1343393?|title=Tory Burch's Philadelphia|accessdate=2008-08-14|date=2008-08-01|publisher=WWD|work=WWDLifestyle|author=Fitzsimons, Amanda}}</ref> Her father inherited a [[stock exchange]] seat and a [[paper cup]] company, but sold the company. He dated [[Grace Kelly]] and [[Joan Bennett]].<ref name=AEOHO/> Tory's father was fourteen years older than her mother.<ref name=AEOHO/>
Born in {{city-state|Valley Forge|Pennsylvania}},<ref name=ATB/> Burch was raised with her three brothers (Robert, James and Leonard)<ref name=AEOHO/> in a Valley Forge farmhouse where her mother, Reva Robinson, still lived in 2008.<ref name=TBP/> The house is a 250-year old [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] near the [[Valley Forge National Historical Park]].<ref name=AEOHO/> Her mother is a former actress who dated [[Steve McQueen]] and [[Marlon Brando]].<ref name=AEOHO>{{cite web|url=http://www.toryburch.com/about_featured_article.aspx?id=849|title=An Empire Of Her Own|accessdate=2008-08-14|date=2007-02-01|publisher=Tory Burch, LLC.|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]}}</ref> Her father, Buddy Robinson, who was a wealthy investor, is now deceased.<ref name=TBP>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwd.com/lifestyle-news/tory-burchs-philadelphia-1343393?|title=Tory Burch's Philadelphia|accessdate=2008-08-14|date=2008-08-01|publisher=WWD|work=WWDLifestyle|author=Fitzsimons, Amanda}}</ref> Her father inherited a [[stock exchange]] seat and a [[paper cup]] company. He dated [[Grace Kelly]] and [[Joan Bennett]].<ref name=AEOHO/> Tory's father was fourteen years older than her mother.<ref name=AEOHO/>
[[File:Tory Burch.jpg|thumb|left|Burch at 2007 Accessories Council of Excellence awards]]
[[File:Tory Burch.jpg|thumb|left|Burch at 2007 Accessories Council of Excellence awards]]
Tory served as captain of the tennis team and rode horses at [[Agnes Irwin School]].<ref name=AEOHO/> Tory attended the University of Pennsylvania, where she majored in art history in 1988.<ref name=AEOHO/>
Tory served as captain of the tennis team and rode horses at [[Agnes Irwin School]].<ref name=AEOHO/> Tory attended the University of Pennsylvania, where she majored in art history, and graduated in 1988.<ref name=AEOHO/>

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From 1997 (1996 by one source)<ref name=AEOHO/>&ndash; through 2006 she was married to Christopher Burch.<ref name=TBP/> Her husband was one of the first investors in [[Internet Capital Group]], which was a [[B2B]] company that eventually went public during the [[dot-com bubble]].<ref name=AEOHO/> Throughout most of 2007 (until October) she dated [[Lance Armstrong]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20130255,00.html|title=Lance Armstrong, Tory Burch Break Up|accessdate=2008-08-14|date=2007-10-03|publisher=Time Inc.|work=People|author=Silverman, Stephen M.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/22/fashion/22lance.html?|title=It’s Not About the Bike|accessdate=2008-08-14|date=2008-06-22|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Salkin, Allen}}</ref> More recently, she has been linked to [[Lyor Cohen]] with whom she made [[Page Six]] in August 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/08072008/gossip/pagesix/rose_in_brief_123332.htm|title=ROSE IN BRIEF|accessdate=2008-08-15|date=2008-08-07|publisher=NYP Holdings|work=[[New York Post]]|author=Johnson, Richard}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/08142008/gossip/pagesix/hamptons_heavies_love_woody_124339.htm|title=HAMPTONS HEAVIES LOVE WOODY|accessdate=2008-08-15|date=2008-08-14|publisher=NYP Holdings|work=[[New York Post]]|author=Johnson, Richard}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.observer.com/2008/style/morning-memo-aug-14|title=Morning Memo: No New Baby for Madonna?; The Beatrice Inn's Neighbors Speak Out; Who Owns AshleyDupre.com?|accessdate=2008-08-15|date=2008-08-14|publisher=Observer Media Group|work=[[The New York Observer]]|author=Bankoff, Caroline}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:MIHB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12760C2201B7F8D0&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Scene In The Tropics: The Hoff bypasses booze, but not the photo op|accessdate=2009-04-17|date=2009-04-05|work=Miami Herald|author=Abravanel, Lesley}}</ref> After the divorce from Burch, she continued to live with her children in their New York City apartment. Her husband moved to the [[Carlyle Hotel]].<ref name=AEOHO/>


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From 1997 through 2006, she was married to Christopher Burch <ref name=TBP/>, an investor in [[Internet Capital Group]].She dated [[Lance Armstrong]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20130255,00.html|title=Lance Armstrong, Tory Burch Break Up|accessdate=2008-08-14|date=2007-10-03|publisher=Time Inc.|work=People|author=Silverman, Stephen M.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/22/fashion/22lance.html?|title=It’s Not About the Bike|accessdate=2008-08-14|date=2008-06-22|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Salkin, Allen}}</ref> More recently, she has been linked to [[Lyor Cohen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/08072008/gossip/pagesix/rose_in_brief_123332.htm|title=ROSE IN BRIEF|accessdate=2008-08-15|date=2008-08-07|publisher=NYP Holdings|work=[[New York Post]]|author=Johnson, Richard}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/08142008/gossip/pagesix/hamptons_heavies_love_woody_124339.htm|title=HAMPTONS HEAVIES LOVE WOODY|accessdate=2008-08-15|date=2008-08-14|publisher=NYP Holdings|work=[[New York Post]]|author=Johnson, Richard}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.observer.com/2008/style/morning-memo-aug-14|title=Morning Memo: No New Baby for Madonna?; The Beatrice Inn's Neighbors Speak Out; Who Owns AshleyDupre.com?|accessdate=2008-08-15|date=2008-08-14|publisher=Observer Media Group|work=[[The New York Observer]]|author=Bankoff, Caroline}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:MIHB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12760C2201B7F8D0&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Scene In The Tropics: The Hoff bypasses booze, but not the photo op|accessdate=2009-04-17|date=2009-04-05|work=Miami Herald|author=Abravanel, Lesley}}</ref> After divorcing from Burch, she continued to live with her children in their New York City apartment.
Burch has three sons and three stepdaughters.<ref name=TBNY/> As of March 2009, her children were twins Henry and Nicholas, age 12, and Sawyer, 8 and her step children were Pookie, 24; Izzie, 23, and Louisa, 20.<ref name=TBP/>
Burch has three sons and three stepdaughters.<ref name=TBNY/> As of March 2009, her children were twins Henry and Nicholas, age 12, and Sawyer, 8 and her step children were Pookie, 24; Izzie, 23, and Louisa, 20.<ref name=TBP/>


==Business==
==Business==
[[Image:20081102 Tory Burch medallioned shoes.JPG|thumb|Shoes with Tory Burch medallions]]
[[Image:20081102 Tory Burch medallioned shoes.JPG|thumb|Shoes with Tory Burch medallions]]
When she graduated from college she got a job with Zoran, a Yugoslavian designer who her mother had been a regular customer of.<ref name=AEOHO/> She soon changed jobs to work at ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'' magazine.<ref name=AEOHO/><ref name=TT>{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1664387,00.html|title=Tory's Turn|accessdate=2008-08-14|date=2007-09-21|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|author=Kroll, Betsy}}</ref> Subsequently, Tory became a [[copywriter]] for [[Polo Ralph Lauren]] at a time when [[Calvin Klein]] and Lauren were the premier fashion jobs.<ref name=AEOHO/> In 1995, she left Lauren to work for [[Vera Wang]] in the same building where Chris Burch had offices and where he employed Tory's sister-in-law Isen.<ref name=AEOHO/> During 1997, she was widely quoted as a Wang spokesperson at events such as the [[Karenna Gore]] wedding and [[69th Academy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:PACB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EAEAD1A4D5C5E03&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Gore Daughter To We Today In D.C.|accessdate=2008-12-23|date=1997-07-12|publisher=[[Newsbank]]|work=[[The Press of Atlantic City]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:WPIW&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB2C26CE3C48A6B&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=The Night Before Oscar - In The Showrooms, A Frenzy Over Who's Wearing Who|accessdate=2008-12-23|date=1997-03-24|publisher=[[Newsbank]]|work=[[Washington Post]]|author=Givhan, Robin}}</ref>

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Burch worked in public relations, not design,<ref name=AEOHO/> for Ralph Lauren, Vera Wang, and [[Loewe]] before starting her own brand.<ref name=TBNY/> Her [[fashion label]] known as "TRB by Tory Burch"&mdash;later as "Tory Burch"&mdash;began as a business operation in her [[Upper East Side]] apartment and very quickly blossomed into eighteen free-standing [[boutiques]].<ref name=TBNY/> In February 2004, Tory Burch opened a [[flagship store]] in the [[NoLIta]] neighborhood of [[Manhattan]] in New York City.<ref name=ATB>{{cite web|url=http://www.toryburch.com/about.aspx|title=About Tory Burch|accessdate=2008-08-14|publisher=ToryBurch.com}}</ref><ref name=HTBFHS>{{cite web|url=http://www.toryburch.com/asseen_detail.aspx?id=1058|title=How Tory Burch Found Her Stride|author=Teri Agins|date=2008-02-01|accessdate=2008-09-24|publisher=Wall Street Journal}}</ref> The store was almost completely sold out on the first day.<ref name=HTBFHS /> She now has locations in [[Atlanta]],[[Bal Harbour]], [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]], [[Chicago]], [[Costa Mesa]], [[Dallas]], [[East Hampton (town), New York|East Hampton]], [[Houston]], [[Greenwich, Connecticut]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Palm Beach, Florida|Palm Beach]], [[San Diego]], and [[San Francisco]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toryburch.com/stores.aspx|title=Tory Burch Stores|accessdate=2008-09-24}}</ref>, and her fashion line is carried in [[Saks Fifth Avenue]], [[Bergdorf Goodman]], [[Neiman Marcus]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/templates/P9.jhtml?itemId=cat14310735&parentId=cat9210745&masterId=cat8450747&navAction=saleIndex|title=Tory Burch at Neiman Marcus}}</ref> [[Nordstrom]] and [[Bloomingdale's]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.bloomingdales.com/search/index.ognc?SearchTarget=*&Keyword=tory+burch&KEYWORD_GO_BUTTON.x=0&KEYWORD_GO_BUTTON.y=0&KEYWORD_GO_BUTTON=KEYWORD_GO_BUTTON|title=Tory Burch at Bloomingdales}}</ref> Stories about her and her fashion line have been in a broad spectrum of magazines and newspapers,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toryburch.com/about_featured.aspx|title=About Tory Burch: Tory Burch Press|accessdate=2008-08-14|publisher=ToryBurch.com}}</ref> and in April 2005, Winfrey endorsed her line on the ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]''.<ref name=TBNY>{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/designers/bios/toryburch/|title=Tory Burch|accessdate=2008-08-14|publisher=New York Media LLC|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]}}</ref>

Her company produces [[caftan]]s, sequined cardigans, children's swimwear, jewelry, handbags, and shoes.<ref name=TBNY/> The style has been described as [[Boho-chic|Preppy-boho]] and Preppy-bohemian luxe.<ref name=TBNY/> Her styles are popular with the viewers and fans of the television show ''[[Gossip Girl (TV series)|Gossip Girl]]'', which they often appear on,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/08/fashion/08gossip.html?|title=Forget Gossip, Girl; the Buzz Is About the Clothes|accessdate=2008-08-14|date=2008-07-08|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|work=The New York Times|author=La Ferla, Ruth}}</ref> and her style transcends generations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/style_design/article/0,28804,1714683_1714625_1714280,00.html|title=Who's Holding the Handbag?|accessdate=2008-08-14|date=2007 Style & design issue|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|author=Van Dyk, Deirdre}}</ref> Her style is known for being easy to wear.<ref name=TT/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/16/fashion/shows/16fashion.html?|title=Frayed Nerves and Visions as Two Worlds Compete |accessdate=2008-08-14|date=2005-09-16|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Horyn, Cathy}}</ref> In 2007, there were wait lists to buy her fashions,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1594145,00.html|title=Pointe Guard|accessdate=2008-08-14|date=2007-02-27|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|author=Kroll, Betsy}}</ref> which are hallmark representations of and homages to 1950s and 1960s fashions.<ref name=AEOHO/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/style_design/article/0,28804,1659346_1659838_1659836,00.html|title=Style & Design: Global Luxury Survey|accessdate=2008-08-14|date=2007 Style & design issue|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|author=Betts, Kate}}</ref> Her fashions are known for including her T-[[logo]] medallion.<ref name=TT/> Her clothing is versatile enough to be part of the wardrobe of a clientele ranging from working women and soccer moms to socialites and wealthy women.<ref name=AEOHO/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/style/2007/03/13/tastemaker-designer-fashion-forbeslife-cx_hp_0314fashion.html|title=Tastemakers: Fashion Design|accessdate=2008-08-15|date=2007-03-14|publisher=Forbes.com LLC|work=[[Forbes (magazine)|Forbes]]|author=Prabhakar, Hitha}}</ref> Burch named her popular line of Reva ballerina flats after her mother.<ref name=AEOHO/> Burch is known as one of the leaders in turning the t-shirt into a fashion item.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:CSTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=1228FAC698A81688&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Tee party - Find the right look for your body type|accessdate=2009-04-17|date=2008-08-14|publisher=Digital Chicago, Inc.|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|author=Sedgwick, Jessica}}</ref>
Her company produces [[caftan]]s, sequined cardigans, children's swimwear, jewelry, handbags, and shoes.<ref name=TBNY/> The style has been described as [[Boho-chic|Preppy-boho]] and Preppy-bohemian luxe.<ref name=TBNY/> Her styles are popular with the viewers and fans of the television show ''[[Gossip Girl (TV series)|Gossip Girl]]'', which they often appear on,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/08/fashion/08gossip.html?|title=Forget Gossip, Girl; the Buzz Is About the Clothes|accessdate=2008-08-14|date=2008-07-08|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|work=The New York Times|author=La Ferla, Ruth}}</ref> and her style transcends generations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/style_design/article/0,28804,1714683_1714625_1714280,00.html|title=Who's Holding the Handbag?|accessdate=2008-08-14|date=2007 Style & design issue|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|author=Van Dyk, Deirdre}}</ref> Her style is known for being easy to wear.<ref name=TT/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/16/fashion/shows/16fashion.html?|title=Frayed Nerves and Visions as Two Worlds Compete |accessdate=2008-08-14|date=2005-09-16|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Horyn, Cathy}}</ref> In 2007, there were wait lists to buy her fashions,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1594145,00.html|title=Pointe Guard|accessdate=2008-08-14|date=2007-02-27|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|author=Kroll, Betsy}}</ref> which are hallmark representations of and homages to 1950s and 1960s fashions.<ref name=AEOHO/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/style_design/article/0,28804,1659346_1659838_1659836,00.html|title=Style & Design: Global Luxury Survey|accessdate=2008-08-14|date=2007 Style & design issue|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|author=Betts, Kate}}</ref> Her fashions are known for including her T-[[logo]] medallion.<ref name=TT/> Her clothing is versatile enough to be part of the wardrobe of a clientele ranging from working women and soccer moms to socialites and wealthy women.<ref name=AEOHO/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/style/2007/03/13/tastemaker-designer-fashion-forbeslife-cx_hp_0314fashion.html|title=Tastemakers: Fashion Design|accessdate=2008-08-15|date=2007-03-14|publisher=Forbes.com LLC|work=[[Forbes (magazine)|Forbes]]|author=Prabhakar, Hitha}}</ref> Burch named her popular line of Reva ballerina flats after her mother.<ref name=AEOHO/> Burch is known as one of the leaders in turning the t-shirt into a fashion item.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:CSTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=1228FAC698A81688&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Tee party - Find the right look for your body type|accessdate=2009-04-17|date=2008-08-14|publisher=Digital Chicago, Inc.|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|author=Sedgwick, Jessica}}</ref>


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Tory Burch
Burch at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival
Born (1966-06-15) June 15, 1966 (age 58)
Template:City-state, United States
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania
OccupationFashion designer
Known forBohemian chic accessories
LabelTory Burch
Awards2005 Rising Star, Fashion Group International;
2007 brand launch award, Accessories Council of Excellence;
CFDA Accessories Designer of the Year, 2008

Tory Burch (born, June 15, 1966; née Robinson) is an American fashion designer who was born, raised and educated in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

She attended the Agnes Irwin School in Rosemont, PA, and the University of Pennsylvania. After graduation, she moved to New York City, where she began a career working with fashion designers, including Zoran, a Yugoslavian designer [1] She worked at Harper's Bazaar magazine.[1][2]. She was a copywriter for Polo Ralph Lauren and worked for Vera Wang.

She began a fashion label in February 2004. The label was an immediate success and was endorsed by Oprah Winfrey the following year. The label has stores in several large American cities and has lines that are sold in several upscale specialty department stores. Burch has won several fashion awards for her designs. Her fashion label known as "TRB by Tory Burch"—later as "Tory Burch"—began as a business operation in her Upper East Side apartment and very quickly blossomed into eighteen free-standing boutiques.[3] In February 2004, Tory Burch opened a flagship store in the NoLIta neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.[4][5] The store was almost completely sold out on the first day.[5] She now has locations in Atlanta,Bal Harbour, Bellevue, Chicago, Costa Mesa, Dallas, East Hampton, Houston, Greenwich, Connecticut, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Palm Beach, San Diego, and San Francisco[6], and her fashion line is carried in Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus[7] Nordstrom and Bloomingdale's.[8] Stories about her and her fashion line have been in a broad spectrum of magazines and newspapers,[9] and in April 2005, Winfrey endorsed her line on the The Oprah Winfrey Show.[3]


Personal life

Born in Template:City-state,[4] Burch was raised with her three brothers (Robert, James and Leonard)[1] in a Valley Forge farmhouse where her mother, Reva Robinson, still lived in 2008.[10] The house is a 250-year old Georgian near the Valley Forge National Historical Park.[1] Her mother is a former actress who dated Steve McQueen and Marlon Brando.[1] Her father, Buddy Robinson, who was a wealthy investor, is now deceased.[10] Her father inherited a stock exchange seat and a paper cup company. He dated Grace Kelly and Joan Bennett.[1] Tory's father was fourteen years older than her mother.[1]

Burch at 2007 Accessories Council of Excellence awards

Tory served as captain of the tennis team and rode horses at Agnes Irwin School.[1] Tory attended the University of Pennsylvania, where she majored in art history, and graduated in 1988.[1]

From 1997 through 2006, she was married to Christopher Burch [10], an investor in Internet Capital Group.She dated Lance Armstrong in 2007.[11][12] More recently, she has been linked to Lyor Cohen.[13][14][15][16] After divorcing from Burch, she continued to live with her children in their New York City apartment. Burch has three sons and three stepdaughters.[3] As of March 2009, her children were twins Henry and Nicholas, age 12, and Sawyer, 8 and her step children were Pookie, 24; Izzie, 23, and Louisa, 20.[10]

Business

Shoes with Tory Burch medallions

Her company produces caftans, sequined cardigans, children's swimwear, jewelry, handbags, and shoes.[3] The style has been described as Preppy-boho and Preppy-bohemian luxe.[3] Her styles are popular with the viewers and fans of the television show Gossip Girl, which they often appear on,[17] and her style transcends generations.[18] Her style is known for being easy to wear.[2][19] In 2007, there were wait lists to buy her fashions,[20] which are hallmark representations of and homages to 1950s and 1960s fashions.[1][21] Her fashions are known for including her T-logo medallion.[2] Her clothing is versatile enough to be part of the wardrobe of a clientele ranging from working women and soccer moms to socialites and wealthy women.[1][22] Burch named her popular line of Reva ballerina flats after her mother.[1] Burch is known as one of the leaders in turning the t-shirt into a fashion item.[23]

In 2008, she beat Marc Jacobs and Michael Kors for the Council of Fashion Designers of America, as the accessories designer of the year.[24] In 2007, she won the Accessory Brand Launch of the year award from the Accessories Council of Excellence.[4][25] In 2005, she won Rising Star Award to Burch for best new Retail Concept from the Fashion Group International.[4]

In 2009, Burch will be appearing in the fourth episode of Gossip Girl as herself.[26]

Socialite

Her parents were part of Philadelphia high society.[10] Now, she is known as an extremely well-connected socialite and businesswoman. She was co-chair of the American Ballet Theater Spring Gala in 2007 along with Caroline Kennedy, Carolina Herrera, Susan Fales-Hill (Misty Copeland's sponsor), Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos, and Sloan Lindemann Barnett.[27] She is also active in a variety of socialite activities such as the passing out gift bags at the The Lung Cancer Research Foundation's "Strides for Life" Race.[28] Her success at transitioning from socialite to business mogul is considered the type of success that many socialites aspire to.[1][29]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2004 Just a Clown (special thanks)
2008 America's Next Top Model (special thanks)
2009 Gossip Girl Herself (season 3,4th episode)

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "An Empire Of Her Own". Vanity Fair. Tory Burch, LLC. 2007-02-01. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
  2. ^ a b c Kroll, Betsy (2007-09-21). "Tory's Turn". Time. Time Inc. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Tory Burch". New York. New York Media LLC. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
  4. ^ a b c d "About Tory Burch". ToryBurch.com. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
  5. ^ a b Teri Agins (2008-02-01). "How Tory Burch Found Her Stride". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
  6. ^ "Tory Burch Stores". Retrieved 2008-09-24.
  7. ^ "Tory Burch at Neiman Marcus".
  8. ^ "Tory Burch at Bloomingdales".
  9. ^ "About Tory Burch: Tory Burch Press". ToryBurch.com. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
  10. ^ a b c d e Fitzsimons, Amanda (2008-08-01). "Tory Burch's Philadelphia". WWDLifestyle. WWD. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
  11. ^ Silverman, Stephen M. (2007-10-03). "Lance Armstrong, Tory Burch Break Up". People. Time Inc. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
  12. ^ Salkin, Allen (2008-06-22). "It's Not About the Bike". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
  13. ^ Johnson, Richard (2008-08-07). "ROSE IN BRIEF". New York Post. NYP Holdings. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
  14. ^ Johnson, Richard (2008-08-14). "HAMPTONS HEAVIES LOVE WOODY". New York Post. NYP Holdings. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
  15. ^ Bankoff, Caroline (2008-08-14). "Morning Memo: No New Baby for Madonna?; The Beatrice Inn's Neighbors Speak Out; Who Owns AshleyDupre.com?". The New York Observer. Observer Media Group. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
  16. ^ Abravanel, Lesley (2009-04-05). "Scene In The Tropics: The Hoff bypasses booze, but not the photo op". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  17. ^ La Ferla, Ruth (2008-07-08). "Forget Gossip, Girl; the Buzz Is About the Clothes". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
  18. ^ Van Dyk, Deirdre (2007 Style & design issue). "Who's Holding the Handbag?". Time. Time Inc. Retrieved 2008-08-14. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  19. ^ Horyn, Cathy (2005-09-16). "Frayed Nerves and Visions as Two Worlds Compete". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
  20. ^ Kroll, Betsy (2007-02-27). "Pointe Guard". Time. Time Inc. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
  21. ^ Betts, Kate (2007 Style & design issue). "Style & Design: Global Luxury Survey". Time. Time Inc. Retrieved 2008-08-14. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  22. ^ Prabhakar, Hitha (2007-03-14). "Tastemakers: Fashion Design". Forbes. Forbes.com LLC. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
  23. ^ Sedgwick, Jessica (2008-08-14). "Tee party - Find the right look for your body type". Chicago Sun-Times. Digital Chicago, Inc. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  24. ^ "LETTER TO FASHION COMMUNITY 08/25/2008". The Council of Fashion Designers of America.
  25. ^ "Tory Burch and Kerry Washington". In Style. Time Inc. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
  26. ^ "Designers Guest Star on 'Gossip Girl'". wwd.com. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  27. ^ American Ballet Theater (2007-04-23). "Pianist Lang Lang to perform at American Ballet Theatre's opening night". American Ballet Theater. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  28. ^ Bryan, Meredith (2008-08-12). "Tory returns". The New York Observer. Observer Media Group. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
  29. ^ Boncompagni, Tatiana (2006-11-05). "Could You Call Them 'Business Climbers'?". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
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