Launching her label in
February of 2003, Tory Burch
has become an icon of her
time. Burch is known for her
preppy/bohemian clothing
giving the fashion industry
something she felt every other
designer lacked. When starting
her company Burch had an
inspiration book of all the
things she liked and she felt
that the industry was missing
and she could supply what was
lacking. From then on Burch
has become an ultimate
success having a company
worth over $1 Billion dollars.
Burch received some of
help to launch her company
from her ex-husband, Chris
Burch. Chris Burch now owns
his own fashion line called
C.Wonder. Many felt that his
line emulated Tory Burch in
some ways. Once the two split
and settled in court, they split
peacefully not wanting to draw
any attention to themselves
and their families.
On a personal note, I
have loved the Tory Burch
Brand since she came about.
Having personal connections
that work at Tory Burch I was
able to land an amazing
internship at Tory Burch this
past summer. It was a lot of
work starting with my commute
at 6:00 every morning to all the
work that had to be done once
arriving to work, but it was too
exciting to be there for me to
have any bad thoughts.
Interning taught me a lot. I
worked alongside many
different departments such as
merchandising, retail
operations, e-commerce, and
product development. With so
much to learn with each
department I walked away
learning more than I was ever
expecting too.
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