Kate Spade (Katherine Noel Brosnahan), was born in 1962, in Kansas City, Missouri.
She attended Arizona State University where she Majored in Journalism.
After her studied, Kate worked for Mademoiselle in Manhattan.
Spade eventually left to pursue her own business in fashion.
In 1993, along with her husband Andy, they founded their New York-based design company, "kate spade handbags".
Kate Spade opened its first shop in New York City's SOHO, in 1996,
She has expanded to other cities since then.
Kate was awarded, "America's new fashion talent in accessories", by the council of fashion designers of america (cfda) in 1996.
These days, Kate Spade has extended her range to include beauty products, shoes, perfume, raincoats, pajamas and more.
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