Tory Burch is in expansion mode. Costume jewelry and swimwear are on the agenda, and her new range of sunglasses launched online at www.toryburch.com earlier this week. “I always lose my sunglasses,” the designer said. “That’s one of the reasons this is such an important collection to me. I wanted to find a price [...]

As much as we love lists, we also love predictions. Yesterday, Vanity Fair gave us both, releasing its annual New Establishment ranking along with an appendage of on-the-verge comers, the Next Establishment. Along with power elite in finance and technology, etc, there’s a sizeable fashion industry factor. On the first are obvious choices like Bernard [...]

The stereotype: The athleticism of the fashion person goes not much further than the lifting of a Nina Ricci Fall 2009 platform or the mad dash of a Party Pentathlon to make good on five RSVPs in a single night. (Ed. note: Neither are mean feats.) In reality, however, we have some true sportswomen and [...]

Mark your calendars. On September 10, the first night of Spring 2010 Fashion Week, stores across the five boroughs of New York (and around the world) will stay open until 11 p.m. and lure customers with designer, model, and celebrity appearances; fashion shows; and other unique happenings. Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced plans for the citywide [...]

We didn’t think so. But that’s just one of many illuminating tidbits you’ll find in our video of the week, which features Burch and Surface to Air’s Gordon Hull—an intriguing duo if ever there was one—shopping for show tunes at West Village record store Rebel Rebel. There’s drama: Gordy likes the Upsetters while Tory likes [...]

Accessories were secondary at Tory Burch’s MePa store last night; food was foremost. The occasion was the publication of Burch’s friend Victoria Amory’s latest cookbook, Delicious Flavors. The two met a few years ago at a lunch for Amory’s first cookbook (simply called
Delicious!), and last night’s guests nibbled on treats inspired by the cuisine [...]

At Tory Burch’s presentation yesterday at the Prince George’s Ballroom, it was clear that the designer’s appeal is branching beyond ladies who lunch. Way beyond. Kanye West, Santigold, and LL Cool J served as hip-hop ambassadors, while Burch fans Leigh Lezark and Greg Krelenstein represented the hipster demographic. One could argue that Burch’s current boyfriend, [...]

Last week, Tory Burch opened her Upper East Side apartment for an intimate 30th anniversary party for Style.com’s executive fashion director, Candy Pratts Price, and her husband, Chuck. This, of course, is the designer who turned her fledgling business into a nationwide phenomenon in a matter of a few years. She never does anything small. [...]

“We really needed this,” said Christian Cota, the Manhattan-based, Mexican-born designer of elegant eveningwear, after receiving Fashion Group’s Rising Star Award for women’s apparel at the Rainbow Room today. (Carlos Campos and Sergio Davila were co-winners in the menswear category.) “This award is a real barometer of success,” said FGI president Margaret Hayes as she [...]

It’s not exactly a secret that the fashion industry has a crush on the Obama presidency. Now, more than ten American designers have turned that adoration into what they do best: clothes and accessories. Sales of the official merchandise will help fund next week’s inaugural festivities. Zac Posen offers a cheeky take on formalwear, screening [...]