Microsoft, Mattel, Apple, Amazon, and even Google were started in garages. However, in the case of Kate Spade, a tiny New York City Mexican restaurant is where the idea for her wildly popular handbags brand was born. Spade recounted the story to Guy Raz during an interview with her husband, Andy — recalling how, fed up with her day-to-day as a senior fashion editor at Mademoiselle magazine, she yearned for something different.
The next practical move would be for Spade to be promoted to a fashion director at a magazine — a job Spade simply didn't envision herself wanting. And I said, honey, you just don't start a handbag company," Spade recalled to Raz. How hard can it be? He regrets those words," she said, laughing.
Don't be fooled — while Kate and Andy spade grew their little handbag company from a few prototypes to an empire, the story of Kate Spade is not that of an overnight success. After spending about a year sketching out designs, utilizing Yellow Pages to source material, and having their initial handbags manufactured, the next step was for Kate and Andy to take their creations to a trade show.
Since they were rookies, the designers recalled ending up with the worst spot at their first trade show in New York City. However, the two managed to score the interest of two of the most popular retail stores in America — Barney's and Fred Segal. Despite this, Spade recalled that she wanted to throw in the towel. I'm not a gambler," Spade told Raz. But Andy pushed her to keep going — and the rest, as they say, is handbag history.
In , Kate Spade made headlines when she ditched her well-known last name for something different. And though she and her husband Andy Spade were reportedly experiencing marital troubles toward the end of the famous designer's life, said struggles are said to have played no part in the fashion mogul's decision to ditch her famous moniker. According to a Newsweek report, Spade desired to separate her personal life from her professional life — a feat that is very nearly impossible when you share a name with your handbag empire.
After leaving the Kate Spade brand fully in , the fashion mogul disappeared from the spotlight for a while to focus on raising her daughter, Frances Beatrix Spade, born in February When Spade reemerged in January , she announced the launch of her new fashion venture, Frances Valentine — named to honor both her only child and an old family moniker.
With the announcement of her new venture, the designer also announced her new name — Kate Valentine. As the founder and designer of one of the most celebrated and successful handbags and accessories companies in the fashion industry, Kate Spade was undoubtedly a celebrity in her own right. And while she might have been the most well-known fashion designer in her family, Spade was far from the only famous name.
It has won numerous fashion awards. Sign In. Edit Kate Spade. Showing all 15 items. Had one daughter, Frances Beatrix Spade b. February 18, , with her now widowed husband Andy Spade. A housekeeper found Spade dead from apparent suicide by hanging in her Manhattan apartment on June 5, She left Mademoiselle in to start-up entrepreneurship to give her creative energies a new direction and decided to create her own range of stylish and chic handbags.
She launched her own brand of handbags debuting with just six silhouettes. Her handbags were modern and of a stylish approach. She initially sold only handbags but later extended their product range to clothing, jewelry, shoes, stationery, and so on.
The brand went international by opening a store in Aoyama, Tokyo, Japan in She came up with three books in which she shared her personal style and philosophies in alongside her fashion chain. She invested in Plum TV, a small television network after gave away her label. Leavitt became the new CEO. Kate Spade has more than shops internationally and retail shops across the USA. She launched her new brand called Frances Valentine, along with their long-time friends, Elyce Arons and Paola Venturi in That year also brought the introduction of a Minnie Mouse-themed line of products, its popularity leading to a new batch of Minnie purses, phone accessories and jewelry in In , Spade met her future husband, Andy, while both were students at Arizona State University, and they married in Andy is the brother of actor and comedian David Spade.
The couple welcomed their child, Frances Beatrix Spade, in February On June 5, , law enforcement officials announced that Spade had been found dead by a housekeeper in her Park Avenue apartment in Manhattan from an apparent suicide.
The year-old reportedly hung herself by a scarf tied to a door, leaving behind a note for her daughter. The following day, her husband revealed that the designer had been battling severe depression for the past six years. It was a complete shock. Andy Spade also said the two had hit a bumpy point in their marriage and were living apart, though he shot down the notion that marital problems had pushed his wife over the edge.
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