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Describe Tory at 15. What did

you like to do? I was into tennis,

horseback riding, and my friends.

I went to an all-girls school in a

uniform and always got detention

for wearing colorful boxer shorts

under my kilt.

You love to travel. What’s the

most memorable place you’ve

been to, and where would you

like to go next? I still can’t get

over my trip to Myanmar—it was

an unbelievable experience, from

foating down the Irrawaddy River

to seeing the ancient city of Bagan

to sweeping the foors at Shwed-

agon Pagoda, which is a Buddhist

tradition that ensures good luck.

But I’ve always wanted to go on

safari in Africa with my boys.

You’ve been everywhere in the

world. What is your favorite

souvenir? I have a Sevan Biçakçi

chain with a locket that I got on

a trip to Istanbul.

Why do you think you’ve man-

aged to be so successful? Did

you ever doubt that it would

happen? It was completely unex-

pected. I think it comes down to

having a great idea and an amazing

team and being willing to work

incredibly hard. There’s no such

thing as an overnight success.

Do you have a mantra or a

phrase that you live by? Nega-

tivity is noise.

What scares you the most?

Bungee jumping. I did it once but

never again. n

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Who were your style icons

when you were younger? My

mother and father. They had efort-

less style, and their attention to

detail was extraordinary.

Art is often an inspiration point

for you. Whose work is resonat-

ing with you right now? For

our Spring 2015 collection, I was

inspired by the spirit of the artist

Françoise Gilot. Richard Dieben-

korn’s paintings have always reso-

nated with me, and Sigmar Polke

was an inspiration for our Prefall

2015 collection.

What clothing item could you

wear every day and why? A

classic trench coat—it’s seasonless.

What is your go-to beauty prod-

uct? My approach to beauty is less

is more, but I usually wear a pinky-

nude lip color, like my Pas du Tout.

What’s your guilty pleasure?

French fries.

What is your oldest, most trea-

sured piece of clothing? A black

Norman Norell dress with ostrich

feathers from my mother. In her

words, “It’s divine.”

Who do you love to follow on

social media? @ideabooksltd on

Instagram, a London bookseller

who posts extraordinary images

and rare fnds.

What did you want to be when

you were growing up? A profes-

sional tennis player or a veterinar-

ian. One summer I worked in a

fsh cannery on Kodiak Island,

Alaska, with my friend Kara Ross.

We took that of our list. But I also

think I would have liked to be a

psychiatrist. I love problem-solving. Tory Burch, Spring 2015

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