*Career Opportunity*

I think I just found what I want to do when I graduate! Please please please be available in December!!!

TORY BURCH 
BRAND MANAGER - NORDSTROM
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA/WEST COAST

General Overview:

The Brand Manager oversees the merchandising and sales on the Tory Burch sales floor within Nordstrom doors in the western region of the US. The Brand Manager will act as a brand ambassador and be the primary representative for all Tory Burch products.

Key Responsibilities:
Customer service and selling on the floor.
Function as the primary contact for Tory Burch product knowledge.
Monitor shipments and stock levels to ensure that all product is being represented on the floor.
Organize and maintain stock room.
Maintain visual merchandising standards.
Participate in product knowledge seminars for sales associates.
Function as the liaison to the corporate office wholesale sales team.

Success Measures:
Achieve seasonal sales plan.
Maintenance of standards on the selling floor at all times.
Maintenance and organization of stockrooms.

Required Experience and Qualifications:
1-2 years experience in a retail environment. Experience with footwear a plus.
College degree.
Excellent written and communication skills.
Strong interpersonal and customer service skills as well as the ability to build and maintain relationships.

Fashion Nashville's Elizabeth Scokin Interviews TORY BURCH

Tory's Fall 2010 Styling Tips

1. Boost neutrals: Give grey, black and camel a jolt with pops of tomato red and electric blue.

2. Play with texture: Sequins with oilcloth, knits with feathers and shearling with painterly prints.

3. Balance silhouette: Mix your slouchy with your slim.

4. Be modern: Wear dresses over long sleeved t-shirts.

5. Wear shorts and sequins to work: Pair with opaque tights and tough boots (or flats).

6. Layer, Layer, Layer: Capes, jackets, coats, knit vests and sweaters over everything.

7. Accessorize unexpectedly: Go for inset chains on bags, belts and shoes. Layer bangles over fingerless gloves and wear hoods alone.

8. Borrow from the boys: Carry a satchel and slip into a workman’s style boot.

9. Cinch it: Add belts over and under looks.

10. Polish it off: Throw on a cape and adorn with a brooch.

Fall 2010 Rundown

Tory's Fall 2010 collection is all about pops of color, rugged high heel boots, belts, brooches, and unexpected glamour! "The collection, inspired by the works of Gerhard Richter and Pablo Picasso, is all about individual expression and creating a look that suits your personal style--be it urban, artistic or more rock 'n' roll." With plenty of day-to-night options, staple dresses and outerwear, and fun and funky prints to spice up any wardrobe, Tory unveiled a spectacularly well rounded collection!

Tory Burch's Fall 2010 Collection is DIVINE!

Fashion Goes Green

Canvas totes have been replacing environmentally unfriendly plastic shopping bags for a quite a while now. However, with fashionable totes on the market such as Tory Burch’s new Tory Tote, it seems that this indestructible fabric has made it to the major leagues. With designers such as Marc Jacobs, Chanel, and Longchamp designing these trendy market totes, the supermarket will surely be a more fashionable place!

The Tory Burch Foundation: Where Fashion Meets Social Responsibility

"The Tory Burch Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides economic opportunity to women and their families in the United States". Tory launched her foundation in 2008 with the goal providing women with financial tools in order to improve their lives. Drawing on her own experiences as a mother and entrepreneur, Tory believes in creating change by economically empowering women. "The Tory Burch Foundation’s first partner, ACCION USA, provides the loans and financial services small business people need to succeed. ACCION USA is a leading micro lender in the United States, having provided loans from $500 to $50,000 to more than 11,000 small businesses nationwide. ACCION USA serves low-to-moderate income clients; 40% are women and more than 80% are minorities. Since its 1991 founding, ACCION USA has proven that low-income and small business clients historically repay these vital loans at an impressive 92%, representing countless inspiring success stories".

Tory Burch Spring 2010 Fashion Week

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A Day in the Life of Tory Burch

by Jessica Bumpus for Vogue


05:45 "Get up and flip through WWD and the New York Times, put on a T-shirt and shorts and wake up my 11-year-old twins, Nick and Henry, to go for a run in the park. Now that they are older they have started coming with me in the morning. I love starting the day with them.

07:00 Wake up my youngest son, Sawyer, and start the morning trying to get my three boys showered, fed and out the door for school.

08:15 After showering, I get dressed and drop the boys off at school. I answer emails that have come in from Europe and Asia overnight while stuck in traffic heading across town.

09:30 Arrive at Jazz at Lincoln Center to go see my friend Gayle King. She invited me to be on her radio show on the Oprah & Friends network this morning. She has such a dynamic personality and we have a great time.

10:45 Get to the office and sit down with my assistants, Kristi and Caroline, to start making plans for my trip to India this summer. I am going with a few members of our design team and one of my step-daughters on an inspiration trip.

11:30 Meet with our vice president of sales for Europe, Elisa, while she is in town to see the Holiday 2009 collection. I am thrilled to hear that the reaction to the spring collection has been incredible in specialty and department stores throughout Europe.

13:00 At Cipriani for a lunch being thrown for my good friend Jamie Tisch while she is in town from LA. I can only stay for a little while because I have a meeting back at the office. Have a great time catching up with old friends.

14:00 Back at the office looking at the options for our new eyewear fixtures and reviewing marketing materials we will use for the launch. Our first collection of eyewear will be in stores in October and we just saw the final samples. They look fantastic.

15:30 Go out to Randall's Island to watch Nick and Henry's lacrosse game. They look like they are having a great time and come off the field covered in mud and grass stains with big smiles on their faces.

17:00 At my apartment getting ready for tonight and helping the boys with their homework. I am having my design team and step-daughters over for dinner and a movie, which is always inspirational.

18:00 Order takeout from my favorite Thai restaurant, Kelly and Ping, and set everything up in the kitchen buffet style in big wooden bowls so everyone can help themselves. Put out my Mariposa plates with bamboo cutlery and the embroidered napkins I brought back from a trip to Marrakesh.

18:45 Stephanie, the head of our design team, arrives with the rest of the group and brings me a bouquet of coral peonies, my favourite. We decide to watch the original Pink Panther movie that was released in 1963. Claudia Cardinale looks so chic in her YSL costumes.

21:00 I let the boys stay up past their bedtime and Sawyer has fallen asleep on the couch. Get the three of them off to bed and thank my team for coming.

22:30 After cleaning up, I get in to bed with a new book and fall asleep three pages in."

- Tory Burch

Tory is known for her iconic double T ballet flats!

"Tory Burch was launched in February 2004 as a lifestyle concept with multiple product categories, including ready-to-wear, handbags, shoes and jewelry". According to the company website, Tory perceived a void in the market for a sophisticated American aesthetic at an accessible price point, she wanted to create stylish yet wearable clothing and accessories for women of all ages. The brand is presented as "an attainable, luxury, lifestyle brand defined by classic American sportswear with an eclectic sensibility, which embodies the personal style and spirit of its co-founder and creative director, Tory Burch".