For resort 2025, Tory Burch thought about the pleasure of dressing. Not that kind of organized and uniform dressing, but rather the spontaneity of putting together a look, which results in something “cool and easy unplanned.” A style that wasn't really thought through and that comes together in a more eclectic way and also a little more relaxed,” Burch said during a preview.
“To begin with, what made me think about this is that I never have time to think about an outfit. Also, when I don't do it, I put things together very quickly and I like that spontaneity. I thought this represented spontaneity and was not a planned style. It’s elegant, but hopefully it’s not planned,” she explained.
Since the brand's change of direction in 2021, or as Burch describes it, “the concept of starting over,” distinct house codes have emerged that she continues to implement each season, even with the most commercial outings.
In that sense, the resort mixed vintage and modern; classic and unconventional; feminine and masculine, and high and low styles amplified by the continuous evolution of its design language.
For example, the exploration of unconventional materials and the dialogue between volume and architectural form resulted in stellar skirts of bright red and green ostrich-embossed and glazed cotton lampshades. They were designed with nods to boho-chic à la a brown fur-like coat (it was actually brushed viscose), a crystal-encrusted paisley jacquard tank top, Lee Radziwill shopper bags, and ruby calf boots with “ banana heel” to the knees.
There was also an intriguing dialogue about the expansion of women's dressing with cooler eccentricity, seen in lightweight, laser-cut “upholstery fabric” capes (with matching coat and soft net-style supports); a three-piece white pressed broomstick crochet set and an Italian wool bouclé set.
“It's really fun because I feel like the further we go, the more experimenting we try, but I also want to maintain some kind of sense of who we are. It is finding that balance that becomes an interesting contribution to moving forward, but I am also very focused on the concept of longevity and making pieces that last. That you will want to use in five or ten years. It's about 'You can't place it,' and you can't say, 'That looks like what decade or what season,'” he said.
Burch noted that the collection's lightweight chandelier earrings were “an exercise in weight,” but the idea apparently emerged throughout the collection through its ability to contrast the artisanal with the casual. A flowy cut-pile velvet skirt with a chocolate cashmere blazer; New Romantics-tinged shirts with sporty Bermuda shorts and layering softly striped Japanese T-shirts with utilitarian cargo pants and jackets with exposed snaps, workwear D-rings and oversized pockets hit the mark.
Even within Burch's more evening looks, like standout knotted paper-knit goddess dresses studded with asymmetrical crystals or accessorized with faux animal prints and bold hues, there were multiple ways for a woman to mix, match, and finish with a striking look, playful set of its own.
