Look We Love: All About Blush

Universally flattering, this pale pink is super-pretty — and an unexpected winter hue that will stand out in a crowd. Here, it colors our pleated Liv dress and embellished Kirby dress with shades of effortless glamour. Easy in silhouette but festive in spirit, both are finished with a shimmery hint of sparkle.

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Tory’s Playlist: CMA Awards 2013

We love country music. Particularly around the CMA’s. Our Nashville store is buzzing with excitement as country music’s biggest night approaches tomorrow. Here are some of our favorite songs of the year along with a couple of our all-time favorites. We miss you already George Jones.

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Tory’s Gift Guide

‘Tis the season: make your shopping list and check it twice. Whether you’re searching for something pretty, something graphic, something shimmery or something classic, Tory’s Gift Guide — our curated list of the season’s best presents — has something for everyone on your list this holiday.

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Book of the Week: Giancarlo Giammetti’s Private

There are fictional escapes where you curl up with a good novel and then there are fashion escapes where you… curl up with a good fashion book. Giancarlo Giammetti’s memoir Private is firmly the latter. As Valentino’s longtime business partner recounts his life — from his early days in Rome to a chance meeting with the designer — you’re transported to a very dolce vita life, where you pal around with Andy Warhol, dance cheek to cheek with Marisa Berenson and call everyone from Jackie O and Elizabeth Taylor to Madonna and Sophia Loren your extended family. Che meraviglioso, no?

Tory’s Playlist: Cocktail Hour

The moon is full. The champagne is chilling. The air is filled with the sweet scent of orchids and perfume.
Be the host or be the guest, but enjoy the elegant evening — this music is divine!

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Just One Thing: The Jeweled T-Shirt

Everyone has a favorite t-shirt — ours just happens to be cut from silk. Tory’s Vesper top has the relaxed feel of a tee, with a little something extra. Thanks to its jeweled embellishment, this classic silhouette transforms any look as easy as it goes on. Black or pink — your choice; simply team with little black pants, a skirt or jeans.

Boo! Happy Halloween!

A few reasons I love Halloween…. 1. It’s my night out with my boys. This picture was taken a few years ago as we were heading out for trick-or-treating. 2. It’s my brother Robert’s birthday, and when we were growing up in Valley Forge, my mother made this a big, big holiday. The décor was magical, from the ghouls and ghosts dining on the patio to the hundreds of pumpkins all over the place. 3. The Swedish Fish. I have a sweet tooth. Happy Halloween. xxTory

Spotlight On: Photographer François Halard

As the son of French decorators, François Halard’s affinity for gorgeous interiors was probably inevitable. Whatever the initial spark, though, the photographer just has a knack for capturing a home in its most breathtaking light — equal parts intimate, grand, engaging and elegant. With his new book out — in which he peeks into the mesmerizing living quarters of Jean Cocteau, David Hockney, Cy Twombly, Yves Saint Laurent and others — we spoke to the famed lensman about his career here.

Word of Mouth: An Adirondack Getaway

What’s it like to live like a Rockefeller during the Gilded Age? You could pull out your nearest history book or…you could visit The Point, a 75-acre estate tucked in the Adirondack wilderness. Built by William Avery Rockefeller, Jr., the resort once served as the family’s private retreat and was one of the legendary Great Camps of the era. (The Carnegies and Vanderbilts had their own palatial “camps,” too.) Today, you can unwind to that life of leisure while exploring the Great Outdoors — wakeboarding, skiing, snow barbeques — and indulging in 21st-century diversions like on-call massage therapists and a Grand Marnier soufflé.

Look We Love: The New Black Tie

Understatedly sexy — we love a dress that leaves something to the imagination and is truly easy to wear. These two frolicking party-goers are actually wearing the exact same gown, styled different ways. The dramatic and sweeping Meg dress, worn solo, shows off a feminine and subtly sensual deep-v back. For a more relaxed — and less revealing — look, we layered it with our Vesper top (a refined take on a jeweled t-shirt). Either way, it completely dispels the notion of uncomfortable formalwear. If you can run in it, you can certainly dance in it.

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Artist Elsa Hansen On: The Art of Needlepoint

As you can tell from our new home collection, we love needlepoint. So we couldn’t pass up the chance to chat with artist Elsa Hansen, who’s famous for her cross-stitched takes on historical and pop-culture heavyweights, like Albert Einstein and Bob Dylan. Fresh off a show at Simon Dickinson’s London gallery during the Frieze fair, she talks to us about the craft’s history and gives us a few tips, too. And to see her witty creations, click through the slideshow above.

Insider’s Guide: Oliver Walsh’s Vancouver

Vancouver — the Hollywood of the North, land of the Canucks and… home to the latest Tory Burch store. To get an insider’s view of the city, we talked to British expat Oliver Walsh, formerly of digital creative agency Wednesday, who’s now Chief Marketing Officer for Vancouver-based retailer Aritzia. Discover all his can’t-miss spots and why he loves them.

Book of the Week: Stephen Sills Decoration

What is it about New York greenery? We can’t get enough — from Long Island’s Old Westbury Gardens (seen in our Holiday 2013 lookbook) to the above parterre at the Bedford home of storied interior designer Stephen Sills. The latter is just one of the many beautiful locales in Sills’ new eponymous tome Stephen Sills: Decoration. Featured alongside his own aforementioned 22-acre estate — which Karl Lagerfeld has called “the chicest house in America” — there are 15 other homes, all captured by François Halard to breathtaking effect. From Fifth Avenue to Aspen, each plays on variations of Sills’ signature muted palette and refined mix of antique and modern.