28 Facts About Tory Burch

Tory Burch is an American fashion designer, businesswoman, and philanthropist.

Tory Burch was raised with her three brothers in a 250-year-old Georgian farmhouse near Valley Forge National Historical Park.

Tory Burch's father was a wealthy investor who inherited a stock exchange seat and a paper cup company.

Tory Burch attended the Agnes Irwin School in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, where she was a friend of jewelry designer Kara Ross.

Tory Burch then attended the University of Pennsylvania, where she majored in art history, and graduated in 1988.

Tory Burch is a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.

Tory Burch then moved into public relations and advertising positions at Vera Wang, Polo Ralph Lauren, and Loewe when Narciso Rodriguez was there.

In 2005, Tory Burch won the Rising Star Award for Best New Retail Concept from the Fashion Group International.

In 2008, Tory Burch won the Council of Fashion Designers of America award for Accessories Designer of the Year.

Tory Burch has consistently been included on Forbes list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women.

In November 2019, Tory Burch was named a Glamour Woman of the Year.

Tory Burch serves on the boards of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, the Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, the Startup America Partnership, and the Barnes Foundation.

Tory Burch is a member of the Industry Advisory Board of the Jay H Baker Retailing Center at the Wharton School of Business, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Tory Burch chaired the 2007 spring gala for the American Ballet Theatre.

Tory Burch's stores sell products whose proceeds support the foundation's work.

The initiative, originally named for the location of the first Tory Burch boutique, is known as the Tory Burch Foundation Capital Program.

In March 2017, to coincide with International Women's Day and Women's History Month, the Tory Burch Foundation launched Embrace Ambition, a global campaign to address the double standard that exists around ambition, which is often seen as a positive trait in men and a negative one in women.

In September 2017, Tory Burch wrote an opinion piece in Time on pay equity for women, noting how equal pay benefits society and business across the board.

In 2017, a Facebook Community called La Blouse Roumaine, which promoted Romanian traditional craftsmanship, pointed that a coat by Tory Burch, displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and initially marketed as a garment inspired by Africa, was virtually identical to a traditional Romanian outfit.

Tory Burch issued an apology in her social media and changed the description of the piece to "Povoa de Varzim-inspired sweater".

Shortly afterwards, the Portuguese government announced its intention to take legal action and demand compensation for the heritage of Povoa de Varzim, after which Tory Burch removed the sweater from her website.

In November 2021, the municipality of Povoa de Varzim announced that a settlement with Tory Burch had been reached out of court.

Pottery pieces created by Tory Burch were criticised as being virtually identical to Bordallo Pinheiro ceramics designs, which led to a protest from Bordallo Pinheiro owners Vista Alegre.

Internet users noted that Tory Burch's logo is similar to that of a Portuguese stylist, Nuno Gama, and the Order of Christ Cross, a historical Portuguese insignia.

Tory Burch continues to use his last name, and for some time continued to live with her children in their New York City apartment.

In November 2018, Tory Burch married Pierre-Yves Roussel, the former chairman and CEO of LVMH.

Tory Burch became CEO of Burch's company in early 2019 and Burch became Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer.

Tory Burch is worth approximately $850 million as of 2019.