Five tips from Tory Burch's new book

'Tory Burch In Color' is a personality-packed scrapbook of inspirations, interiors and travel photos, with a foreword by American Vogue's editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. We've parsed the new book for takeaway tips

BY Lisa Armstrong | 07 November 2014

Tory Burch: self-made billionaire, stylist par excellence, charity fundraiser and mistress of no-make-up make-up - what's not to emulate?

It's not always easy emulating perfectly made-up, charitable, flawlessly-dressed billionaires, is it, though? Especially ones with immaculate homes. These are not fail-safe, havens of timid griege, by the way, but personality-packed cocoons of colour and pattern. So we were hoping that her new book, Tory Burch in Color (Abrams, 45) would be a step-by-step guide to Tory colourfulness. However, it's more of a scrapbook of what influences her, albeit one with a foreword by Anna Wintour.

Very sophisticated we're sure, and lovely to look at, certainly. But we want tips. To that end we've parsed the book for some. Here are the five most useful.

1. Pink doesn't have to be girly. Au contraire, Jeff Koons tells Burch in her book that he associates it with sexuality. Clearly it depends on the shade - but soft, dusty pinks can look strong contrasted with khaki, navy, grey, chocolate and even mustard. Burch's father, Buddy, always incorporated a dash of pink in his outfits.

Table settings at Tory's Southampton home. Photo: Noa Girffel

2. When it comes to mixing colours and patterns, whether in the home or an outfit, you could do a lot worse than study the way great artists clash and layer. Matisse, by the looks of things, would have been a great interior decorator. Don't be afraid to throw things off a little with a dash of red or a splash of Burch's favourite orange. These colours really warm up both outfits and rooms.

READ: Tory Burch: "My style is not really that worked out"

Flowers at Tory's Southampton home. Photo: Noa Griffel

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Five tips from Tory Burch's new book