Tory Burch walked into Resort 2027 with a clear brief for herself: take what people already love and make it stranger. She told WWD she wanted a strange familiarity, making classics “a little weirder.” The result is one of her most considered resort collections in years, dressier than recent seasons, rooted in a midcentury domestic mood, and threaded through with the kind of irreverence that stops it from tipping into nostalgia.
The Clothes
The opening look set the tone immediately: a chintzed floral straight shirtdress that hinted at midcentury elegance but felt completely current, worn with a low-slung matching belt and new waterproof rubberised leather boots. From there the collection moved through colourful double-layer V-neck sweaters and cardigan twinsets with a vintage pilled appeal, glazed wallpaper jacquard coats in reversible hues of molten red and saffron yellow-orange against soft taupe and mushroom, and pleated skirts with zippers up the front and back. The hand-twisted rosettes on tops, skirts, and body-skimming dresses added craft without fussiness. Monogrammed shirting and lightweight cotton cargo trousers pulled the collection back toward ease every time it threatened to get too precious.
The Details That Count
Accessories carried their own story: colourful resin flower jewellery, embellished kitten mules, handwoven raffia and leather-fringed totes made in partnership with the women’s artisan collective Marasam, and new vintage dopp-kit-inspired Buddy Bags that paid homage to Burch’s father. That last detail is characteristic of how Burch works, personal reference embedded in commercial product, sentiment without sentimentality.
Why It Lands
The collection had an unexpectedly dressier bent than prior seasons, but Burch’s ability to make the familiar feel special remained intact, balancing classic, precious ideas with an irreverent, unpretentious spirit. Resort is a notoriously difficult format; it needs to work across climates, occasions, and customer types simultaneously. Burch has always understood that challenge better than most, and this season she met it with a wardrobe that is cohesive, wearable, and quietly full of surprises.
