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CURATION: THAT CHOSEN-FOR-ME FEELING

My company is an extension of me, so when I designed my stores, I wanted people to feel that they were in my home.

TORY BURCH, FOUNDER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF TORY BURCH

While I was finishing graduate school, my wife and I had to budget carefully to make ends meet. But, of course, that didn’t stop us from window-shopping. One of our favorite things to do was walk around the streets of Boston and gaze at all the gorgeous merchandise displayed in the stores’ windows.

Our anniversary was just a few days away, and my wife wanted to go shopping for an outfit for our dinner celebration. There was one store in ...

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