Tory Burch founded her business on instinct. But even as she ticks off bigger and better milestones—the next being flagship stores in Rome and London—she s stuck to her what-my-friends-and-I-want-to-wear strategy. For Spring, Burch said she was in the mood for elegant sportswear with clean lines and silhouettes. At the clean-lined extreme, that meant a crisp white tunic tucked into a slim A-line navy skirt, pulled together with a sleek bright gold belt. But Burch is no minimalist. Her version of pared back encompasses bright striped jersey, bohemian ruffles, an abstracted print of flying birds, and a fab navy and white batik.
Still, the look was far more grown-up than Fall s magpie collection. Belted maxi shirtdresses projected C.Z. Guest by the pool. And the bang-on-trend seventies thread, here, was more fresh-scrubbed than decadent. (Although the boyishly cut striped suits that the designer said she d like to be wearing now were something you might imagine Mick Jagger strutting in back in the day, they were actually inspired by her dapper father.) A big part of the company s growth is accessories. Jute-soled platform wedges, streamlined mannish bags, and Justin Giunta s bold gold and Lucite jewelry were all worthy successors to the famous ballet flats. Add it up, and it was yet another step forward for Burch s expanding empire.
