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'{{Short description|American fashion designer and businesswoman (born 1966)}} {{use mdy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox person | birth_name = Tory Robinson | name = Tory Burch | image = Tory Burch in India.JPG | caption = Burch in 2009 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|6|17}} | birth_place = [[Valley Forge, Pennsylvania]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | education = [[University of Pennsylvania]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) | awards = | known_for = | occupation = Fashion designer<br>Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of [[Tory Burch LLC]]<ref name=about-us/> | spouse = William Macklowe<br>(1993; divorced)<br>[[J. Christopher Burch]]<br>(1996–2006; divorced)<br>[[Pierre-Yves Roussel]]<br>(2018–present) }} '''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 own brand, [[Tory Burch LLC]].<ref name=about-us/> She was listed as the 88th most powerful woman in the world by ''[[Forbes]]'' in 2020.<ref name="Forbes2020">{{cite web |title=The World's 100 Most Powerful Women: #73 Tory Burch |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/tory-burch/?list=power-women |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171927/https://www.forbes.com/profile/tory-burch/?list=power-women |archive-date=September 20, 2022 |access-date=December 25, 2020 |website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref> ==Early life and education== Burch was born in [[Valley Forge, Pennsylvania]],<ref name=ATB>{{Cite web|url=http://www.toryburch.com/about.aspx|title=About Tory Burch|access-date=August 14, 2008|publisher=ToryBurch.com|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070708055302/http://www.toryburch.com/about.aspx |archive-date = July 8, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> the daughter of Reva (née Schapira) and Ira Earl "Bud" Robinson (1923–2007).<ref>{{Cite web| url =http://www.businessinsider.com/tory-burch-bio-and-success-story-2014-2?op=1 |title= How Tory Burch Became A Fashion Billionaire In Less Than A Decade|first= Ashley|last=Lutz|website=[[Business Insider]] |date = February 11, 2014}}</ref> She was raised with her three brothers in a 250-year-old [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] farmhouse near [[Valley Forge National Historical Park]].<ref name="AEOHO">{{Cite web|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/style/features/2007/02/tory-burch-200702|title=An Empire Of Her Own|last=Shnayerson|first=Michael|date=February 1, 2007|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|access-date=October 18, 2014}}</ref> Her father was a wealthy investor who inherited a [[stock exchange]] seat and a [[paper cup]] company.<ref name=AEOHO/> Burch is Jewish on her mother's side.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vosizneias.com/21960/2008/11/02/new-york-city-examining-the-halacha-if-jewish-mogul-fashion-designer-needs-a-get/ |publisher=Vos is Neias |title=New York City - Examining The 'Halacha' If Jewish Fashion Mogul Needs A 'Get' |date=November 2, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine| url =http://www.vanityfair.com/business/2012/12/tory-burch-chris-c-wonder|title=Tory Burch's Ex Factor|first= Vanessa|last=Grigoriadis|magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |date = December 2012}}</ref> Burch attended the [[Agnes Irwin School]] in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, where she was a friend of jewelry designer [[Kara Ross]].<ref name=MainLineMediaRockStar>{{cite web|url=http://www.mainlinemedianews.com/articles/2011/03/18/people/flair/doc4d83eb6e138c9433680449.txt?viewmode=fullstory|title=Rock star ascending: Main Line-bred jewelry maker Kara Ross|author=O'Halloran, Caroline|date=March 18, 2011|access-date=March 26, 2013|work=Mainline Media News|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411071537/http://www.mainlinemedianews.com/articles/2011/03/18/people/flair/doc4d83eb6e138c9433680449.txt?viewmode=fullstory|archive-date=April 11, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Her first job was at [[Benetton Group|Benetton]] in the [[King of Prussia (mall)|King of Prussia]] mall.<ref name=MainLineMediaRockStar /> She then attended the [[University of Pennsylvania]], where she majored in art history, and graduated in 1988.<ref name="AEOHO" /> Burch is a member of the [[Kappa Alpha Theta]] sorority. ==Career== ===Early work=== After graduating from college, Tory moved to [[New York City]], where she worked for [[Zoran (designer)|Zoran]], a Yugoslavian designer,<ref name=AEOHO/> followed by ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'' magazine. She then moved into public relations and advertising positions at [[Vera Wang]],<ref name=AEOHO/><ref name=TT>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1664387,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113221252/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1664387,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 13, 2007|title=Tory's Turn|access-date=August 14, 2008|date=September 21, 2007|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|author=Kroll, Betsy}}</ref> [[Polo Ralph Lauren]], and [[LOEWE (fashion brand)|Loewe]] when [[Narciso Rodriguez]] was there.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.businessoffashion.com/2012/09/first-person-tory-burch-says-work-hard-think-long-term-and-be-patient.html |title=First Person - Tory Burch Says Work Hard, Think Long Term and Be Patient |access-date=July 3, 2013 |date=September 10, 2012 |first=Tommye |last=Fitzpatrick |work=[[The Business of Fashion]]}}</ref> ===Fashion label=== {{main|Tory Burch (company)}} [[File:Tory Burch ensemble at the Met (52701).jpg|thumb|upright|An ensemble Burch designed in 2018 on display in the ''In America: A Lexicon of Fashion'' exhibition at the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]]] Burch began her fashion label – "TRB by Tory Burch", later known as [[Tory Burch LLC|Tory Burch]] – in February 2004, launching it with a retail store in Manhattan's [[Nolita]] district.<ref name="ATB"/><ref name="RLveteran">{{cite magazine|url=http://fortune.com/2014/09/25/tory-burch-ceo-ralph-lauren/|title=Tory Burch takes on Ralph Lauren veteran as co-CEO|last=Wahba|first=Phil|date=September 25, 2014|magazine=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]|access-date=October 29, 2014}}</ref><ref name=HTBFHS>Agins, Teri. "How Tory Burch Found Her Stride". ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''. February 1, 2008.</ref> As of 2023, it has grown to include more than 370 stores worldwide;<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/tory-burch-changemakers/ |title=Changemakers Advisory Board: Tory Burch |work=[[CNBC]] |date=October 3, 2023 |access-date=April 5, 2024}}</ref> the fashion line is also carried at over 3,000 department and specialty stores worldwide.<ref name="passed up">{{cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/12/this-exec-passed-up-the-being-president-of-this-127-billion-company.html|title=Why one exec passed up the chance to be president of this $127 billion company|last=Clifford|first=Catherine |date=May 12, 2017|publisher=[[CNBC]]|access-date=May 17, 2017}}</ref><ref name=perpetually>{{Cite news|url= http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/bizwomen/news/profiles-strategies/2014/07/exclusive-tory-burch-on-life-perpetually-out-of.html?page=all|title= Exclusive: Tory Burch on life 'Perpetually' out of her comfort zone and why big risks pay big dividends|access-date=July 23, 2014|date=July 23, 2014|last=Portillo|first=Caroline McMillan|work=Columbus Business First}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url= http://www.sfgate.com/style/article/Empowerment-in-fashion-for-Tory-Burch-4223935.php |title= Empowerment in fashion for Tory Burch|access-date=January 29, 2013|date=January 25, 2013|last=Zinko|first=Carolyne|work= [[San Francisco Chronicle]]}}</ref> In 2015 Burch also introduced a separate performance activewear line, Tory Sport.<ref>[http://www.torysport.com/ Tory Sport] – Official website. ''TorySport.com''. Retrieved September 18, 2015.</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/news-analysis/tory-burch-tory-sport-activewear|title=What Tory Burch Did Next|last=Sherman|first=Lauren|date=September 17, 2015|work=[[The Business of Fashion]]|access-date=September 19, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.vogue.com/13279848/tory-burch-workout-clothes-tory-sport/|title=Tory Burch on Her New Sports Line, Finding Love, and Redefining Success|last=Haskell|first=Rob|date=July 23, 2015|magazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|access-date=September 19, 2015}}</ref> ===Awards and recognition=== In 2005, Burch won the Rising Star Award for Best New Retail Concept from the [[Fashion Group International]].<ref name=ATB/> In 2007, she won the Accessory Brand Launch of the year award at the [[Accessories Council Excellence Awards]].<ref name=ATB/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.instyle.com/instyle/parties/party/0,,20158510_20363599,00.html|title=Tory Burch and Kerry Washington|access-date=August 15, 2008|work=[[InStyle]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009135040/http://www.instyle.com/instyle/parties/party/0,,20158510_20363599,00.html|archive-date=October 9, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2008, Burch won the [[Council of Fashion Designers of America]] award for Accessories Designer of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cfda.com/index.php?option=com_cfda_content&task=news_display_all|title=Letter to Fashion Community 25 August 2008|publisher=The Council of Fashion Designers of America}}</ref> ''[[Working Mother]]'' included her on their list of the 50 Most Powerful Moms of 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fashiontimes.com/articles/20588/20150505/victoria-beckham-tory-burch-jenna-lyons-named-50-powerful-moms.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160925071851/http://www.fashiontimes.com/articles/20588/20150505/victoria-beckham-tory-burch-jenna-lyons-named-50-powerful-moms.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 25, 2016|title=Victoria Beckham, Tory Burch, Jenna Lyons Named On '50 Most Powerful Moms Of 2015' List|last=Drain|first=Kelsey|date=May 5, 2015|work=Fashion Times|access-date=September 19, 2015}}</ref> In 2015, she received the [[Breast Cancer Research Foundation]]'s Sandra Taub Humanitarian Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcrfcure.org/events/symposium-and-awards-luncheon|title=Symposium and Awards Luncheon October 29, 2015|work=BCRFcure.org|date=21 November 2014|publisher=[[Breast Cancer Research Foundation]]|access-date=November 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-breast-cancer-research-foundation-celebrates-485-million-commitment-to-breast-cancer-research-300170323.html|title=The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Celebrates $48.5 Million Commitment to Breast Cancer Research|last=Breast Cancer Research Foundation|author-link=Breast Cancer Research Foundation|date=November 2, 2015|website=[[PR Newswire]]|access-date=November 6, 2015}}</ref> Burch has consistently been included on ''[[Forbes]]''{{'}} list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/power-women/list/2/#tab:overall|title=The World's 100 Most Powerful Women 28 May 2014|work=[[Forbes]]}}</ref> {{As of|2020}}, she is listed as the 88th most powerful woman in the world by ''Forbes''.<ref name=Forbes2020/> In November 2019, Burch was named a ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]] Woman of the Year''.<ref>[https://www.glamour.com/story/tory-burch-women-of-the-year-2019-speech "Tory Burch Has a Message For Women Everywhere: ‘Embrace Your Ambition’; ''Glamour''; November 12, 2019.]</ref> In November 2020, she was featured in a cover story in ''Forbes'' magazine on how her fashion company navigated the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/denizcam/2020/10/12/inside-tory-burchs-covid-survival-sketchbook/ |title=Inside Tory Burch's Covid Survival Sketchbook |first=Deniz |last=Çam |work=Forbes |date= November 30, 2020 |access-date=December 25, 2020}}</ref> In 2021, she was named an inaugural member of the advisory council for the [[Smithsonian American Women's History Museum]] in Washington, DC.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/smithsonian-womens-history-museum-advisory-board/2021/08/20/3c57b73a-001e-11ec-a664-4f6de3e17ff0_story.html |title=Billie Jean King and Tory Burch named to board of proposed Women's History Museum |last=McGlone |first=Peggy |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=August 20, 2021 |access-date=October 7, 2022}}</ref> In 2022, the [[Wharton School]]'s Jay H. Baker Retailing Center and Retail Leaders Circle honored her with its inaugural Retail Excellence Award in recognition of her industry leadership and support of women entrepreneurs.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/designer-luxury/tory-burch-receives-retail-excellence-award-1235110918/ |title=Tory Burch Receives Retail Excellence Award From Wharton's Baker Retailing Center and Retail Leaders Circle |work=[[Women's Wear Daily|WWD]] |first=Lisa |last=Lockwood |date=March 1, 2022 |access-date=April 19, 2022}}</ref> In 2022, she also received the Parsons Table Award from the [[Parsons School of Design]];<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/parsons-benefit-2022 |title=The Parsons Benefit Returns Honoring Tory Burch, Lauren Santo Domingo, Darren Walker, and Kehinde Wiley |first=Eliseé |last=Browchuk |magazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |date=May 24, 2022 |access-date=August 26, 2022}}</ref> the award "recognizes individuals who have made a noteworthy impact on the design industry and have inspired our students".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newschool.edu/giving/parsons-benefit/ |title=Parsons Benefit |website=[[The New School]] |date=May 23, 2022 |access-date=August 26, 2022}}</ref> In addition, she received the CARE Impact Award for Women's Inspirational Leadership in 2022 from [[CARE International]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.care.org/news-and-stories/press-releases/care-5th-annual-impact-awards-honors-tory-burch-christy-turlington-burns-dr-margaret-a-hamburg-chang-k-park-and-president-samia-suluhu-hassan/ |title=CARE 5th Annual Impact Awards Honors Tory Burch, Christy Turlington Burns, Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg, Chang K. Park and President Samia Suluhu Hassan |website=[[CARE International]] | date=9 November 2022 |access-date=30 March 2023 }}</ref> In 2023, the [[CFDA Fashion Awards]] nominated Burch for Womenswear Designer of the Year,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kennedy |first1=Joan |title=Luar, Khaite and Tory Burch Named CFDA Fashion Awards Nominees |url=https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/luxury/luar-khaite-and-tory-burch-named-cfda-fashion-awards-nominees/ |access-date=October 6, 2023 |work=[[Business of Fashion]] |date=September 14, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Drumroll…The Honourees And Nominees For The 2023 CFDA Fashion Awards Have Been Announced |url=https://graziamagazine.com/articles/cfda-fashion-awards-2023/ |access-date=2 April 2024 |website=Grazia Magazine}}</ref> and ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'' named her Designer of the Year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Women of the Year Awards 2023: the winners portfolio |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/g45719408/women-of-the-year-awards-2023-winners-portfolio/ |access-date=April 26, 2024 |work=Harper's Bazaar |date=November 7, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Slater |first1=Lydia |title=The Awards issue: Tory Burch |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/a45788367/the-awards-issue-tory-burch/ |access-date=April 26, 2024 |work=Harper's Bazaar |date=November 16, 2023}}</ref> In 2024, she was named one of the [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]] by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Watts |first=Naomi |author-link=Naomi Watts |date=April 17, 2024 |title=Time 100: Tory Burch |url=https://time.com/6964618/tory-burch/ |work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref> and the company was included on ''Time'''s list of the 100 Most Influential Companies.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Steinberg |first1=Don |title=Tory Burch: A fashion reinvention |url=https://time.com/6978971/tory-burch-2/ |website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=June 12, 2024 |date=May 30, 2024}}</ref> ==Philanthropy== [[File:Tory Burch Shankbone 2009 Vanity Fair.jpg|thumb|Burch at the 2009 ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' celebration for the [[Tribeca Film Festival]]]] Burch serves on the boards of the Council of Fashion Designers of America,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cfda.com/about/organization |title=CFDA Organization|year=2014 |website= CFDA.com}}</ref> the Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mskcc.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=soc_about_mission_board_main |title=Administrative Board |year=2014 |website=The Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407083050/http://mskcc.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=soc_about_mission_board_main |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> the Breast Cancer Research Foundation,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/burch-brennan-norton-join-bcrf-board-5792992 |title=Breast Cancer Research Foundation Adds to Board |date=March 13, 2012 |website= Women’s Wear Daily |access-date= April 7, 2014}}</ref> the Startup America Partnership,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2011/08/23/entrepreneur-all-stars-join-startup-america-partnership |work=[[whitehouse.gov]] |title=Entrepreneur All-Stars Join the Startup America Partnership |via=[[NARA|National Archives]] |date=August 23, 2011 }}</ref> and the [[Barnes Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blackartinamerica.com/profiles/blogs/new-trustees-elected-to-the-board-of-the-barnes-foundation |title=New Trustees Elected to the Board of the Barnes Foundation |date=January 17, 2013 |website=Black Art in America |access-date=April 7, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130320041140/http://blackartinamerica.com/profiles/blogs/new-trustees-elected-to-the-board-of-the-barnes-foundation |archive-date=March 20, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> She is a member of the Industry Advisory Board of the Jay H. Baker Retailing Center at the [[Wharton School of Business]],<ref>[http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/bakerretail/about/industry-advisory-board.cfm Jay H. Baker Retailing Center – Industry Advisory Board] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315112107/http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/bakerretail/about/industry-advisory-board.cfm |date=March 15, 2015 }}. [[Wharton School of Business]], [[University of Pennsylvania]]. ''Wharton.UPenn.edu''. Retrieved April 8, 2015.</ref> and a member of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]].<ref>[http://www.cfr.org/about/membership/roster.html?letter=b Membership Roster – Letter B]. [[Council on Foreign Relations]]. ''CFR.org''. Retrieved April 8, 2015.</ref> She chaired the 2007 spring gala for the [[American Ballet Theatre]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abt.org/insideabt/news_display.asp?News_ID=189 |title=Pianist Lang Lang to perform at American Ballet Theatre's opening night |date=April 23, 2007 |website=American Ballet Theatre |access-date=September 22, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071005101939/http://abt.org/insideabt/news_display.asp?News_ID=189 |archive-date=October 5, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2009, Burch founded the Tory Burch Foundation, which supports the economic empowerment of women in the U.S. through small business loans, mentoring, and entrepreneurial education.<ref>[http://www.toryburchfoundation.org Tory Burch Foundation website]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.thegrindstone.com/2013/04/15/career-management/tory-burch-foundation-pipeline-fellowship-pitch-summit|title= Pitch Perfect Isn't Possible — But Get Up Anyways|access-date= May 30, 2013|date= April 15, 2013|author= Hale, Katie|website= The Grindstone|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140407070133/http://www.thegrindstone.com/2013/04/15/career-management/tory-burch-foundation-pipeline-fellowship-pitch-summit/|archive-date= April 7, 2014|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref name=GPTBoHSB>{{Cite web|author=Burch, Tory|title=Guest Post: Tory Burch on Helping Small Businesses|work=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]|date=September 17, 2009|access-date=January 10, 2010|url=http://postcards.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/09/17/guest-post-tory-burch-helps-build-small-businesses/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924022251/http://postcards.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/09/17/guest-post-tory-burch-helps-build-small-businesses/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 24, 2009}}</ref> Burch's stores sell products whose proceeds support the foundation's work.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Defying the Downturn|publisher=[[CNBC]]|url=https://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1348423294&play=1}}</ref> Among its initiatives, the Tory Burch Foundation offered an entrepreneurial education program, in collaboration with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses and Babson College.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Lawrence |first1=Vanessa |title=Inside Tory Burch's Incubator for Female Entrepreneurs |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/tory-burch-ambition-incubator-female-entrepreneurs/ |access-date=May 15, 2020 |magazine=[[W (magazine)|W]] |date=May 24, 2017}}</ref> The foundation also offers a fellows program providing women entrepreneurs with business-education grants, mentoring, and networking opportunities.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stych |first1=Anne |title=Tory Burch Foundation expands fellowships to include 50 entrepreneurs |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/news/latest-news/2019/05/tory-burch-foundation-expands-fellowships-to.html |access-date=May 15, 2020 |work=[[American City Business Journals|Bizwomen]] |date=May 23, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Weisul |first1=Kimberly |title=How Tory Burch's Foundation Is Working to Get More Money, and Confidence, to Women Entrepreneurs |url=https://www.inc.com/kimberly-weisul/how-tory-burch-foundation-money-confidence-women-entrepreneurs.html |access-date=May 15, 2020 |work=[[Inc. (magazine)|Inc.]] |date=March 7, 2019}}</ref> In 2023, the foundation joined with [[Billie Jean King]] and the [[International Tennis Federation]]'s Advantage All program to launch the Tory Burch Foundation Sports Fellowship, which provides an education grant, networking support, and one-on-one mentoring for female entrepreneurs in the sports industry.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schnall |first1=Marianne |title=‘Supporting Women In Sports Is Good Business’: Billie Jean King Teams Up With The Tory Burch Foundation To Empower Women In Sports |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/marianneschnall/2023/04/20/supporting-women-in-sports-is-good-business-billie-jean-king-teams-up-with-the-tory-burch-foundation-to-empower-women-in-sports/?sh=7770bf661b0c |access-date=December 5, 2023 |work=Forbes |date=April 20, 2023}}</ref> In 2014, the foundation launched Elizabeth Street Capital, an initiative with [[Bank of America]], to provide women entrepreneurs with access to low-cost loans and mentoring support.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Davis |first1=Shoshana |title=Tory Burch joins with Bank of America to help female entrepreneurs |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tory-burch-joins-with-bank-of-america-to-help-female-entrepreneurs/ |access-date=May 15, 2020 |work=[[CBS News]] |date=January 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Portillo |first1=Caroline McMillan |title=illionaire designer Tory Burch says it pays to be generous, scrappy and a little stubborn |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/news/profiles-strategies/2014/07/billionaire-designer-tory-burch-says-it-pays-to-be.html |access-date=May 15, 2020 |work=[[American City Business Journals|Bizwomen]] |date=July 18, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Verveer |first1=Melanne |title=The Other Gender Gap: How Women Entrepreneurs Are Getting Screwed Out Of Funding |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3030144/gender-inequality-isnt-just-about-pay-why-female-entrepreneurs-need-greater-acce |access-date=May 15, 2020 |work=[[Fast Company]] |date=May 7, 2014}}</ref> The initiative, originally named for the location of the first Tory Burch boutique, is now known as the Tory Burch Foundation Capital Program.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-450440267.html|title=Tory Burch Foundation and Bank of America Double Investment in Capital Program Supporting Women Business Owners|work=Economics Week|date=April 29, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008194856/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-450440267.html|archive-date=October 8, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> By November 2017, Bank of America had committed a total of $50 million to the program,<ref>{{cite news|title=Bank of America's Funding of the Tory Burch Foundation Benefits Female Entrepreneurs|url=https://americanentrepreneurship.com/funding-news/female-entrepreneurs-benefit-from-bank-america-increased-funding-the-tory-burch-foundation-capital-program|access-date=February 27, 2018|work=American Entrepreneurship Today|date=November 10, 2017}}</ref> and by 2018 the program was facilitating $1 million in loans each month.<ref name=Forbes13June2018/> By the end of 2023, it had disbursed $100 million in affordable loans<ref>{{cite news |last1=Quihuiz |first1=Ariana |date=September 22, 2023 |title=Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Tory Burch |url=https://www.instyle.com/who-is-tory-burch-7973804 |work=InStyle |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922215515/https://www.instyle.com/who-is-tory-burch-7973804 |archive-date=September 22, 2023}}</ref> to more than 5,500 women entrepreneurs.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Collings |first1=Richard |title=Tory Burch Foundation unveils finance tool for women founders |url=https://www.axios.com/pro/retail-deals/2023/03/28/tory-burch-foundation-unveils-finance-tool |access-date=December 24, 2023 |work=Axios |date=March 28, 2023}}</ref> In April 2014, the Obama administration named Burch an inaugural member of the Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship, a group of successful American businesspeople committed to developing the next generation of entrepreneurs in the U.S. and around the world.<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 10, 2014|title=Announcing President Obama's New Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2014/04/10/announcing-president-obama-s-new-ambassadors-global-entrepreneurship|access-date=June 3, 2020|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Robehmed|first=Natalie|title=Obama Names Tory Burch, Reid Hoffman As Ambassadors For Global Entrepreneurship|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2014/04/09/obama-names-tory-burch-reid-hoffman-as-ambassadors-for-global-entrepreneurship/|access-date=June 3, 2020|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> 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. The campaign includes a video [[public service announcement|PSA]] featuring a variety of celebrities, both women and men.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/01/fashion/tory-burch-ambition-advertising-campaign-international-womens-day.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=When Did 'Ambition' Become a Dirty Word?|author=Bernstein, Jacob|date=March 1, 2017|access-date=March 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2017/03/08/fashion-mogul-tory-burch-talks-ambitious-women-and-equal-pay/|work=[[Forbes]]|title=Fashion Mogul Tory Burch Talks Ambitious Women And Equal Pay|author=O'Connor, Clare |date=March 8, 2017|access-date=March 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toryburchfoundation.org/embraceambition|title=Embrace Ambition|website=ToryBurchFoundation.org|access-date=March 21, 2017}}</ref> In September 2017, Burch wrote an opinion piece in ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' on [[pay equity]] for women, noting how equal pay benefits society and business across the board.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Burch|first1=Tory|title=Tory Burch: Why Equal Pay Is Good Business|url=http://time.com/4946625/tory-burch-equal-pay/|access-date=October 10, 2017|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=September 22, 2017}}</ref> In April 2018, Burch and her foundation hosted the first Embrace Ambition Summit, an all-day event supporting women's ambition and examining stereotypes about women and ambition in the workplace, at [[Lincoln Center]] in New York and also viewable on the Tory Burch Foundation website.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sundberg |first1=Emily |title=How I Get It Done: Tory Burch |url=https://www.thecut.com/2018/04/tory-burch-embrace-ambition-summit.html |access-date=June 13, 2018 |work=[[New York (magazine)#Digital|The Cut]] |date=April 23, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mehta |first1=Stephanie |title=Tory Burch Wants Women To Know It's OK To Be Ambitious |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/40562503/tory-burch-wants-women-to-know-its-okay-to-be-ambitious |access-date=June 13, 2018 |work=[[Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company]] |date=April 23, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Minutaglio |first1=Rose |title=Tory Burch Talks Ambition, Pay Parity, and the #MeToo Movement |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/designers/a20139516/tory-burch-interview-ambition-pay-parity-metoo-movement/ |access-date=June 13, 2018 |work=[[Harper's Bazaar]] |date=May 4, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kim |first1=Leena |title=Inside Tory Burch's Embrace Ambition Summit |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/a20061826/tory-burch-embrace-ambition-summit/ |access-date=June 13, 2018 |work=[[Town & Country (magazine)|Town & Country]] |date=April 26, 2018}}</ref><ref name=Forbes13June2018>{{cite news |last1=Field |first1=Shivaune |title=Own Your Ambition: Tory Burch On Thinking Big And Leadership in 2018 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/shivaunefield/2018/04/30/own-your-ambition-tory-burch-on-thinking-big-and-leadership-in-2018/ |access-date=June 13, 2018 |work=[[Forbes]] |date=April 30, 2018}}</ref> In March 2019, the Embrace Ambition initiative hosted a sequential five-day speaker series in five cities: Philadelphia, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, and New York.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Meyer |first1=Anna |title=Tory Burch spreads the love–and the ambition–for women |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90314998/tory-burch-spreads-the-love-and-the-ambition-for-women |access-date=April 2, 2019 |work=[[Fast Company]] |date=March 4, 2019}}</ref> The foundation hosted the second Embrace Ambition Summit in March 2020 in New York.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Booth |first1=Barbara |title=Tory Burch has women across the world talking — and wants men in on the conversation |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/04/why-tory-burch-fashion-icon-has-women-worldwide-talking.html |access-date=March 17, 2020 |work=[[CNBC]] |date=March 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kim |first1=Whizy |title=The Tory Burch Foundation's 2020 Summit Was Full Of Big Names & Inspiring Moments |url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/03/9531502/tory-burch-embrace-ambition-summit-2020 |access-date=March 17, 2020 |work=[[Refinery29]] |date=March 9, 2020}}</ref> In June 2020, ''[[Newsweek]]'' recognized Tory Burch as one of “50 US Companies That Stood Out During the Pandemic”, for providing $5 million of clothing, and 3,000 yards of fabric for face masks and hospital gowns, to frontline healthcare workers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newsweek.com/good-company-50-us-businesses-that-stood-out-during-pandemic-1513867 |title=In Good Company: 50 U.S. Businesses That Stood Out During the Pandemic |work=[[Newsweek]] |date=June 29, 2020}}</ref> In 2021, the Tory Burch company and the School of Fashion at [[Parsons School of Design]] announced a five-year multi-disciplinary educational partnership, and Burch announced the creation of an endowed scholarship fund at Parsons with a gift that will be matched to establish a $1,000,000 financial-aid fund.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://us.fashionnetwork.com/news/Tory-burch-and-parsons-partner-on-new-scholarship-fund,1347176.html |title=Tory Burch and Parsons partner on new scholarship fund |work=FashionNetwork.com |first=Jennifer |last=Braun |date=October 26, 2021 |access-date=March 12, 2022}}</ref> ==Controversy== In 2017, a Facebook Community called La Blouse Roumaine, which promoted Romanian traditional craftsmanship, pointed that a coat by 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. They also pointed out that other pieces from the same collection had many similarities with Romanian garments, including the sweaters worn by the [[Romania national rugby union team]] at the [[2015 Rugby World Cup]].<ref name="BT_VS">{{cite web |last1=Sterling |first1=Vivianne |title=Is Tory Burch's Resort 2018 Collection a Plagiarism? |url=https://www.beautips.info/tory-burch-resort-2018-collection-plagiarism |website=beautips |access-date= September 19, 2022 |date=June 12, 2017}}</ref> Burch acknowledged the similarity and responded: "In our effort to summarize the collection, we missed a reference to a beautiful Romanian coat which inspired one of the pieces. Whether it’s Romania, Uganda or France, we are a brand that strives to celebrate, honor and be inclusive of women from all countries and cultures, in the broadest way possible".<ref name="RJ_AG">{{cite news |last1=Grigoras |first1=Alina |title=Romanian traditional coat, copied by designer Tory Burch |url=https://www.romaniajournal.ro/spare-time/romanian-traditional-coat-copied-by-designer-tory-burch |access-date=September 19, 2022 |work=Romania Journal |date= June 13, 2017}}</ref> In March 2021, controversy rose over a jumper designed by Burch which closely resembled a traditional fishermen garment made in [[Póvoa de Varzim]], [[Portugal]]. The stylist had initially marketed it as a 'Baja-inspired tunic', in reference to [[Baja California]], a state in [[Mexico]]. Pictures of the piece led to criticism from Portuguese internet users and the mayor of Póvoa de Varzim. Burch issued an apology in her social media and changed the description of the piece to "Póvoa de Varzim-inspired sweater".<ref name="Indep_OP">{{cite news |last1=Petter |first1=Olivia |title=Tory Burch 'acknowledges mistake' over jumper labelled as Mexican: 'We celebrate all cultures' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/tory-burch-cultural-appropriation-mexican-jumper-b1822915.html |access-date= September 19, 2022 |work=The Independent |date= March 26, 2021}}</ref> Shortly afterwards, the Portuguese government announced its intention to take legal action and demand compensation for the heritage of Póvoa de Varzim, after which Burch removed the sweater from her website.<ref name="PR_ND">{{cite news |last1=Donn |first1=Natasha |title=Portuguese State takes on US fashion designer over "abusive appropriation" of fisherman's sweater |url=https://www.portugalresident.com/portuguese-state-takes-on-us-fashion-designer-over-abusive-appropriation-of-fishermans-sweater |access-date= September 19, 2022 |work=Portugal Resident |date= March 26, 2021}}</ref> In November 2021, the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim announced that a settlement with Burch had been reached out of court.<ref name="Sol">{{cite web |title=Câmara da Póvoa do Varzim aceita acordo com estilista norte-americana que copiou camisola poveira |url=https://sol.sapo.pt/artigo/752518/c-mara-da-povoa-do-varzim-aceita-acordo-com-estilista-norte-americana-que-copiou-camisola-poveira- |publisher=Sol |access-date= September 19, 2022 |date= November 10, 2021}}</ref> Pottery pieces created by Burch were also criticised as being virtually identical to ''Bordallo Pinheiro'' ceramics designs, which led to a protest from Bordallo Pinheiro owners [[Vista Alegre (company)|Vista Alegre]].<ref name="M80">{{cite news |title=Tory Burch: Há mais produtos com "inspiração" em Portugal para além das camisolas poveiras |url=https://m80.iol.pt/noticias/108754/tory-burch-ha-mais-produtos-com-inspiracao-em-portugal-para-alem-das-camisolas-poveiras |access-date= September 19, 2022 |work=M80 |date= March 26, 2021}}</ref><ref name="CAO_TS">{{cite news |last1=Sousa |first1=Tomásia |title=Bordallo Pinheiro reage à polémica com Tory Burch |url=https://www.noticiasaominuto.com/cultura/1719220/bordallo-pinheiro-reage-a-polemica-com-tory-burch |access-date= September 19, 2022 |work=Cultura Ao Minuto |date= March 26, 2021}}</ref> Internet users also noted that Burch's logo is similar to that of a Portuguese stylist, Nuno Gama, and the [[Order of Christ Cross]], a historical Portuguese insignia.<ref name="NiT">{{cite web |title=Tory Burch também veio a Portugal buscar a imagem da sua marca (e a vítima é Nuno Gama) |url=https://www.nit.pt/compras/moda/tory-burch-tambem-veio-portugal-buscar-imagem-da-sua-marca-e-vitima-e-nuno-gama |publisher=NiT |access-date= September 19, 2022 |date= March 27, 2021}}</ref> ==Personal life== In 1993, she married William Macklowe, son of real-estate tycoon [[Harry B. Macklowe]], and was divorced within a year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Burch__Tory.html|title=Tory Burch|access-date=January 28, 2010|year=2008|author=Davé, Urja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130232452/http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Burch__Tory.html|archive-date=January 30, 2010}}</ref> In 1996, she married [[J. Christopher Burch]],<ref name=TBP>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wwd.com/lifestyle-news/tory-burchs-philadelphia-1343393?|title=Tory Burch's Philadelphia|access-date=August 14, 2008|date=August 1, 2008|work=WWDLifestyle|author=Fitzsimons, Amanda}}</ref> an investor in [[Internet Capital Group]], a venture capital firm founded by Walter Buckley and [[Ken Fox]]. They have three sons: Henry, Nicholas "Nick", and Sawyer. She also has three stepdaughters from his previous marriage. They divorced in 2006. She continues to use his last name, and for some time continued to live with her children in their New York City apartment.<ref name=TBNY>{{Cite web|url=http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/designers/bios/toryburch/|title=Tory Burch|access-date=August 14, 2008|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]}}</ref> 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|access-date=August 14, 2008|date=October 3, 2007|work=People|author=Silverman, Stephen M.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/22/fashion/22lance.html?|title=It's Not About the Bike|access-date=August 14, 2008|date=June 22, 2008|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|author=Salkin, Allen}}</ref> Afterward she was for some time linked to [[Lyor Cohen]].<ref>{{Cite news|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|access-date=April 17, 2009|date=April 5, 2009|work=The Miami Herald|author=Abravanel, Lesley}}</ref> In November 2018, Burch married [[Pierre-Yves Roussel]], the former chairman and CEO of [[LVMH]]. He became CEO of Burch's company in early 2019 and Burch became Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sherman |first1=Lauren |title=Tory Burch Names Pierre-Yves Roussel CEO |url=https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/bof-exclusive/tory-burch-names-pierre-yves-roussel-ceo |access-date=December 16, 2018 |work=[[Business of Fashion]] |date=December 11, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Friedman |first1=Vanessa |title=When Your New C.E.O. Is Also Your New Husband |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/11/fashion/tory-burch-pierre-yves-roussel-ceo.html |access-date=December 16, 2018 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=December 11, 2018}}</ref><ref name=about-us>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.toryburch.com/about-us/about-us-main.html |website=ToryBurch.com |access-date= January 22, 2019}}</ref> The couple had been dating since 2014 and became engaged in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/05/fashion/tory-burch-and-pierre-yves-roussel-become-fashions-newest-power-couple.html|title=Tory Burch and Pierre-Yves Roussel Become Fashion's Newest Power Couple|access-date=January 4, 2016|date=January 4, 2016|work=The New York Times|author=Friedman, Vanessa}}</ref> ''Forbes'' magazine estimated that she was a [[billionaire]] with a net worth of $1.0 billion in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2013/01/03/fashion-tycoon-tory-burch-becomes-a-billionaire-thanks-in-part-to-200-ballet-flats/|work=[[Forbes]]|title=Fashion Tycoon Tory Burch Becomes A Billionaire (Thanks, In Part, To $200 Ballet Flats)|last=O'Connor|first= Clare|access-date=January 7, 2013|date=January 3, 2013}}</ref> She is worth approximately $850 million as of 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Profile {{!}} Tory Burch|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/tory-burch/|access-date=June 3, 2020|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{official website|url=http://www.toryburch.com}} *[http://www.toryburchfoundation.org/ Tory Burch Foundation website] {{Good article}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Burch, Tory}} [[Category:1966 births]] [[Category:Living people]] <!--[[Category:Female billionaires]]--> [[Category:21st-century American Jews]] [[Category:21st-century American women]] [[Category:Agnes Irwin School alumni]] [[Category:American company founders]] [[Category:American fashion businesspeople]] [[Category:American fashion designers]] [[Category:American socialites]] [[Category:American women chief executives]] [[Category:American women company founders]] [[Category:American women fashion designers]] [[Category:Former billionaires]] [[Category:American philanthropists]] [[Category:Jewish fashion designers]] [[Category:People from Chester County, Pennsylvania]] [[Category:University of Pennsylvania alumni]]'