founded 2004 2004 founders tory burch headquarters new york number of locations 180 area served international website toryburch.com torysport.com tory burch llc formerly trb by tory burch known as tory burch is a fashion label owned operated and founded by american designer tory burch . contents 1 history 1.1 tory sport 2 design style 3 awards 4 references 5 external links history edit tory 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 . 1 2 3 most of the inventory sold out on the first day . 4 5 when oprah winfrey endorsed her line on the oprah winfrey show in april 2005 calling burch the next big thing in fashion burch s website received eight million hits the following day . 6 7 since launch the company has grown to include 180 tory burch stores worldwide 8 including flagships in new york los angeles london paris rome tokyo and seoul and ecommerce sites in seven languages . 9 10 11 the company s shanghai flagship which launched in 2014 is its largest . 9 the fashion line which encompasses ready to wear shoes handbags accessories watches home decor and a fragrance and beauty collection is also carried at over 3 000 department and specialty stores worldwide 5 12 including saks fifth avenue bergdorf goodman neiman marcus 13 nordstrom and bloomingdale s 14 as well as harrods harvey nichols 15 galeries lafayette 16 lane crawford 17 and isetan . 18 in 2009 burch sold a minority stake in her company to a mexican private equity firm tresalia capital . 19 additional minority investors were added in december 2012 in conjunction with the settlement of a legal dispute between burch and her ex husband . this settlement is said to have removed a substantial obstacle to a forthcoming ipo which has been the subject of considerable discussion in the financial and fashion industries . 20 21 burch at the 2007 accessories council excellence awards in september 2011 burch did her first runway fashion show and has continued to show each season at new york fashion week . 7 22 23 24 in fall 2013 burch launched her first fragrance and a beauty capsule collection with est e lauder . 25 in summer 2014 she introduced a line of accessories for the fitbit flex activity tracking device making hers the first major fashion brand to move into wearable technology . fall 2014 marked the publication of her first and bestselling book tory burch in color and the launch of watches with fossil . 9 26 in march 2015 burch extended her home line with a collection of lettuce ware created in collaboration with palm beach artist and potter dodie thayer . 27 28 29 in july 2015 burch launched her first boutique in paris . 10 tory sport edit in september 2015 burch also introduced tory sport a separate performance activewear line on a dedicated website 30 and in a pop up shop on elizabeth street in manhattan in the space where she had launched her brand s first boutique in 2004 . 31 32 33 a stand alone store on fifth avenue in new york as well as boutiques in east hampton and dallas followed in 2016 . 34 35 36 the collection includes designs for running studio tennis swimming and golf as well as clothes for before and after a workout . 37 38 both the tory burch line and the tory burch sport line support the tory burch foundation which empowers women entrepreneurs by providing access to capital entrepreneurial education programs and networking events . 32 39 design style edit a reva ballet flat designed by burch burch s style has been described as preppy boho and preppy bohemian luxe 40 and is associated with her t logo medallion . 41 known for being easy to wear and versatile 41 42 43 44 tory burch styles are popular with women of all ages 45 including the viewers and fans of the television show gossip girl where they were often featured . 46 in 2007 there were wait lists to buy tory burch fashions 47 which are known for color and print and often pay homage to styles of the 1960s and 1970s . 48 49 50 burch named her line of reva ballerina flats after her mother . 42 51 awards edit 2005 rising star award for best new retail concept fashion group international 1 2007 accessory brand launch of the year accessories council excellence awards 1 52 2008 accessories designer of the year council of fashion designers of america 53 references edit a b c about tory burch . toryburch.com . archived from the original on july 8 2007 . retrieved 2008 08 14 . wahba phil september 25 2014 . tory burch takes on ralph lauren veteran as co ceo . fortune . retrieved 29 october 2014 . agins teri . how tory burch found her stride . wall street journal . february 1 2008 . merkin daphne december 1 2011 . perfectly perfect tory burch . t the new york times style magazine . retrieved 29 october 2014 . a b portillo caroline mcmillan 2014 07 23 . exclusive tory burch on life perpetually out of her comfort zone and why big risks pay big dividends . columbus business first . 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