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Kate Spade
(1962-2018)
Who Was Kate Spade?
Fashion designer and businesswoman Kate Spade launched her own line of handbags in 1993, and the company expanded to include numerous retail outlets and selling its products through high-end stores.
Spade sold the remaining shares of her company in 2006, but later resurfaced with a new fashion brand.
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She was found dead in her New York apartment from an apparent suicide on June 5, 2018.
Early Years
Kate Spade was born Katherine Noel Brosnahan on December 24, 1962, in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1985, after earning a degree in journalism, she went to work for Mademoiselle magazine in New York City.
She would spend five years at Mademoiselle, eventually becoming a senior fashion editor and head of accessories, before leaving in 1991 to put her creative energy toward designing her own line.
Fashion Success
Spade put her knowledge and interest in accessories to work, launching her own brand of handbags in 1993 and opening a small bo