6/5/2023 1 Comment Frances beatrix spade todayKate Spade was not an instant success-at least according to Kate. If someone were to say, ‘whose is that?’ I'd say, ‘I don't know, I bought it at a vintage store or it's a straw bag I got in Mexico.’” The Balance of Kate and Andy “I would wear these very simple shapes, none of which were famous designers. She collected bags and Andy knew she got a lot of compliments on the ones she carried. And I really loved very simple kind of architectural shapes,” said Kate. What Kate and Andy did have was a really good idea. Kate Spade and her brother in law David in 1997. The business was incorporated in 1993 by Kate, Andy, and a third partner-and funded by Andy’s salary, his savings, and a dwindling retirement account. At Andy’s suggestion, she had decided to try her hand at designing bags. Kate Spade is LaunchedĪfter a few years, Kate quit her job at Mademoiselle. “They never really said much, but my mother was not pleased with it,” said Kate. Brosnahan’s Roman Catholic parents weren’t crazy about the arrangement. And suddenly it just-I loved it.”Īndy eventually joined Kate in New York, where they lived in a tiny walk up apartment and Spade worked in advertising. I loved, you know, the fast pace of New York. “And then finally I said, ‘I have to be honest, I kind of like my job. I will only stay here for six months,” Kate said on How I Built This. She got a job at Conde Nast, in the fashion closet of Mademoiselle, and contemplated moving back to Arizona to be with Andy. After Kate graduated in 1985, she backpacked through Europe before moving to New York City.
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Yvonne Rahui
1/9/2024 05:12:36 am
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