Archives: June 2011

Tory Entertains: July 4th Lunch

Brooklyn’s acclaimed restaurant Seersucker provides the menu for this year’s 4th of July celebration. Serve fried chicken, biscuits, potato salad, coleslaw and grilled apricots. A chilled bottle of Thirsty Owl Riesling makes for the perfect pairing. Happy 4th!
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Summer Getaway

Getaway! Enter to win a stylish getaway to Rosewood Mayakoba in the Riviera Maya and a $1000 Tory Burch wardrobe.

Summer Reading List: Part 3 of 6

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    Shala's Rabbit Hole Green Hills of Africa Green Hills of Africa Conversations with God Conversations with God The Man Who Planted Trees The Man Who Planted Trees
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    Douglas Keeve An Object of Beauty An Object of Beauty The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter Open: An Autobiography Blood Meridian Blood Meridian or The Evening Redness in the West The Beautiful Fall The Beautiful Fall: Fashion, Genius and Glorious Excess The Beautiful Fall: Fashion, Genius, and Glorious Excess Jungle Fever
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    Martha Stewart Living The Submission The Submission Angel of Repose Angel of Repose Angel of Repose Jasper Conran Country Country
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    Marie Claire Incognito: The Secret Lives of The Brain Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain Thoughts Without Cigarettes Thoughts Without Cigarettes The Fear Peter Godwin The Fear
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    The Lambs Club What the Dog Saw What the Dog Saw The Stories of John Cheever The Stories of John Cheever Hugging the Shore Hugging the Shore
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    The Big Bang Theory Bossypants Tina Fey Bossypants The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones Amy Sedaris I Like You I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence


Our 2nd annual Summer Reading List continues with Shala Monroque, Doug Keeve, Pilar Guzmán, Joanna Coles, Geoffrey Zakarian and Kaley Cuoco. Get the complete summer reading list here.

Spotlight On: Social Media Day

From apps to Tweets, Mashable.com is the go-to source for news in the social media world. Here, the site’s Lauren Indvik on how she celebrates Social Media Day. See the feature…

Expert Style Tip: Brad Goreski

The Look: Classic men’s-inspired loafers made feminine.

Style Tip: “Penny Loafers have come back in a big way! They look great with jeans, a T-shirt and a cardigan but even better with a flirty skirt, blouse, tights and a well-fitted blazer. I am a big fan of a good-girl-gone-bad look.” — Brad Goreski, Stylist


Playlist: DJ Harley Viera-Newton

London native Harley Viera-Newton first captured her New York following by spinning at late night favorites like The Jane and Lit. She’s been named a brand ambassador for Dior Beauty and recently signed with Jay-Z’s label Roc Nation. Here, the DJ and model captures a cool, laid-back spirit with her summer playlist — perfect for your next beach barbecue or drive with the windows down.

1. Under Cover of Darkness — The Strokes
2. This Must Be the Place — Talking Heads
3. Go Outside — Cults
4. Feels Like a Lifetime — Grand Rapids
5. Ciao — Lush
6. 59 — 1990s
7. Write About Love — Belle and Sebastian
8. Da Da Da — Trio
9. How Far We’ve Come — Dawes
10. Pumped Up Kicks — Foster the People

Summer Reading List: Part 2 of 6

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    Vogue Japan Yoga Mala Yoga Mala Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Coco Chanel Coco Chanel
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    Jill Kargman Just Kids Just Kids Rotten Ralph Rotten Ralph Sometimes I Feel Like a Nut Sometimes I Feel Like a Nut
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    Willie Geist Life Life American Freak Show American Freak Show Loaded! Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
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    W magazine Lightning People Lightning People The Buddenbrooks The Buddenbrooks Walter Albini Walter Albini and His Times
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    Maclaren Nursery Wall Street Journal The Bedwetter The Bedwetter Confessions of Felix Krull Confessions of Felix Krull The Bridge of San Luis Rey The Bridge of San Luis Rey
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    Jason Wu Just Kids Just Kids Gruau Gruau Diana Vreeland Diana Vreeland


Lounging by a pool or on the beach, summer makes us crave a good book. Anna Dello Russo, Jill Kargman, Willie Geist, Stefano Tonchi, David Netto and Jason Wu weigh in. Get the complete summer reading list here.

Making Strides: Marriage Equality

The approval of same-sex marriage by the New York Senate on Friday night made us particularly proud to be New Yorkers – and Americans. Cheers to marriage equality.

Photo courtesy of Sperry Tents

Inspiration: 797 Madison

Words to live by, by street artist James De La Vega. See more inspiring sayings on the facade of our new NYC flagship at 797 Madison. Join the conversation by tagging Tory’s Twitter with your own favorite phrase and #TB_inspired #797 Madison.

Spotlight On: Grouplove

Grouplove’s debut album, Never Trust a Happy Song, is due September 13th but we can’t wait until then. Here, bandmates Andrew, Christian, Hannah, Sean and Ryan share their summer plans and thoughts on their upcoming gig at Glastonbury. See the feature…