In a season driven by speed, Tory Burch chose strength.
For Fall/Winter 2026, described as “a meditation on what endures,” classics shaped by history and utility, made personal through Tory’s lived experience. Staged at the Breuer, the restored upper east side Bauhaus landmark, the setting underscored the message: permanence over spectacle.
Burch revisited archetypes rather than reinventing them, the trench, the henley, the boatneck sweater, the pencil skirt the corduroy. Images on her moodboard evoked the eccentricities of American gardener Bunny Mellon and her father, Buddy, who believed classics become interesting through personal interpretation.
Shetland wool sweaters were brushed to airy softness. Silk dresses and knits were washed for a lived-in finish. Jersey twisted and knotted around the body while drop-waist dresses were left slightly undone at the seams. Cardigans and rounded coats featured metallic badla embroidery, hand-done by artisans in India. Corduroys in delicious apricot and saffron tones were a soft nod to her father’s wardrobe.
The defining detail was the Bunny Knot, inspired by a quilted cushion in Bunny Mellon’s Antigua home. The motif appeared on quilted shoulder bags, high-vamp heels, and angular hardware, as symbol of connection and resilience.
Handbags referenced vintage military dopp kits and high school feels, while jewelry felt crafty and organic with shells, lava rock beads, metal sardine brooches. Footwear balanced ladylike roundness with cut-out loafers, flat boots, and incredible embroidered low ankle strap heels. Even the soundtrack moved between meditation and “9 to 5,” which felt like a mirror into how we dress today, by instinct, not rules.
In a moment of cultural churn, Tory offered something steady: clothes that don’t chase relevance, but hold it.
