Tory Burch

Biography

Tory Burch (née Robinson; born June 17, 1966) is an American fashion designer, businesswoman, and philanthropist. She is the Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of her brand, Tory Burch LLC. She was listed as the 88th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes in 2020.

Burch began her fashion label – "TRB by Tory Burch", later known as Tory Burch – in February 2004, launching it with a retail store in Manhattan's Nolita district.

As of 2023, it has grown to include more than 370 stores worldwide; the fashion line is also carried at over 3,000 department and specialty stores worldwide. In 2015 Burch also introduced a separate performance activewear line, Tory Sport.

In 2005, Burch won the Rising Star Award for Best New Retail Concept from the Fashion Group International. In 2007, she won the Accessory Brand Launch of the Year award at the Accessories Council Excellence Awards.

In 2008, Burch won the Council of Fashion Designers of America award for Accessories Designer of the Year. Working Mother included her on their list of the 50 Most Powerful Moms of 2015. In 2015, she received the Breast Cancer Research Foundation's Sandra Taub Humanitarian Award.

In 2023, the CFDA Fashion Awards nominated Burch for Womenswear Designer of the Year, In 2024, she was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine. and Harper's Bazaar named her Designer of the Year.