Saturday, March 03, 2007

America's Best New Designer: Tory Burch

I can't afford anything she creates, but I am obssessed with the clothing, shoes and accessories designed by Tory Burch. I love everything from her name (very Californian) to her ornate back-to-back "T" logo (so ornate and geometric and clean and memorable all at once--the near perfect logo) to her retro-mod inspired designs: shift dresses, ballet flats, beautifully patterned sweaters and skirts in boldly contrasting colors. I am in a general sense obsessed with all kinds of ornate patterns, and I also love simple 60s dress forms, and Tory blends the two effortlessly into classic pieces that will be coveted for years to come. I bet one day women in vintage stores will be fighting over Tory Burch pieces like they would fight over a good Chanel boucle suit or a Christian Dior dress. In the mean time, I am checking Ebay and Overstock.com religiously in the hopes that one day I will be able to afford some of her pieces.

Sudden thought: some chunky resin jewelry from Dinosaur Designs would probably go great with a Tory Burch dress and flats.

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