Dear Santa: Tory Burch's Holiday Give and Get List

By The Inside Source
December 20, 2010

Our Series on What Today's Top Stylemakers Plan to Give—and Hope to Get!—for the Holidays

This holiday, Tory Burch is taking a much-deserved break. In 2010, she showed collections for five seasons, opened more than 20 new Tory Burch boutiques in the U.S., Asia and Europe and formally launched a collection benefiting domestic microfinance through the Tory Burch Foundation. Not to mention, she was #44 on Vanity Fair’s Best Dressed list, #4 on its Next Establishment list and, earlier this month, her signature Tory Bruch Reva Flats, in gray flannel, were featured on Oprah’s Ultimate Favorite Things free-for-all. Oh yeah, and she’s Tweeted the whole way.

“Our family loves the holidays,” Tory Burch told The Inside Source. “We get our tree the first week of December and decorate it with new and vintage ornaments that we’ve collected.” The consummate hostess, Burch fills her holidays with great food, drinks and “of course, festive music is essential—anything by Bing Crosby.” Her favorite? The crooner’s famous “Little Drummer Boy” duet with David Bowie. But don’t take our word for it. Just read the Tory Burch blog, featuring her Tastemakers’ and Foodies’ Guides to the Holidays, where everyone from TV Top Chef’s Padma Lakshmi to real top chefs Eric Ripert and Mario Batali to Jimmy Choo’s Tamara Mellon and Gloria Vanderbilt dish on their favorite entertaining tips and recipe ideas for all those holiday parties.

Tory Burch Resort and Foundation Collections

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Photo Credit: provided by Tory Burch
Foundation Pendant in Gold
Foundation Canvas Totes
Foundation CD
Foundation Studded Cuffs

This year, fashion designer Tory Burch will round out the season on a trip to Mexico with her three sons, her mother Reva (the inspiration behind those recognizable logo flats) and her two brothers and their families. “The boys are very excited to surf, fish and snorkel.”

She’ll need the R&R. Tory Burch has big plans for 2011. She plans on opening even more Tory Burch boutiques in Asia, along with a much-anticipated uptown Manhattan spot on Madison Avenue. Also look out for the Tory Burch fragrance and home collection.

Another high priority is growing the Tory Burch Foundation. Launched in 2009 in partnership with Accion USA, it empowers women in the U.S. through microfinance. “Women are able to start and grow their own businesses, from an organic food restaurant to a shredding company,” she said. She recently hosted a successful mentoring event, pairing up entrepreneurs with industry leaders.

Tory Burch also created a dedicated Foundation collection. 100% of the proceeds from these bracelets, scarves, keychains and more go to the Tory Burch Foundation, making them holiday gifts that do good, stylishly. “One of my favorite pieces is the Foundation Pendant, which is based on a sunflower pendant my father had made for his mother,” she told us.

Burch also has some other chic and unique Christmas gifts—to give and receive—on her holiday wish list.

What Tory Burch Plans to Give (and Hopes to Get) This Holiday Season

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Surfing

Imari China

First Edition Literature

David Hicks Book

Slim Aarons Photograph

Arthur Smith Boxing Painting

Dear Santa: Tory Burch's Holiday Give and Get List

GIVING

1. Surfing: "Anything surf-related, like a 1960s surfing sign for my boys to hang in their room."

2. First Edition Literature: "First edition classic books for my brother, Robert (Faulkner, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Twain). There’s something special about the original."

3. Arthur Smith Boxing Painting: "Arthur Smith boxing paintings for my brother, Jamie’s, office. He’s a collector."

4. Imari China: "My mother and I look for new pieces whenever we travel."

5. David Hicks Book: "Design books by David Hicks or Billy Baldwin for my friends. The photographs are beautiful and great for decorating ideas.

GETTING

6. Vintage Fabric: "Unique vintage fabrics for inspiration."

7. Azzedine Alaia: "Anything Alaïa, particularly his shoes and belts."

8. Slim Aarons Photograph: "Photographs by Slim Aarons for my house in Southampton. They’re iconic and timeless."

9. Costume Jewelry: "Costume jewelry that is graphic and unusual."

10. Antique Ornament: "Antique ornaments for decorating our tree with my boys. I look forward to it every year."

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