![]() The couple spent their shipping season living at friends' apartments, since their own was filled with boxed handbags. To finance the company, Andy, who had worked as a copywriter, withdrew his 401(k) pension plan and sometimes paid employees with personal checks. Spade made six prototypes with Scotch tape and paper, and found a manufacturer in East New York willing to work with a startup to produce the bags. She considered a number of names, but agreed when Andy suggested "Kate Spade", as she would take the name Spade after their marriage. Spade was initially undecided on the brand's name, because Andy and she had not yet married, and "Kate Brosnahan" seemed a cumbersome name for a fashion label. Kate and Andy founded Kate Spade New York in January 1993. While working for Mademoiselle, she had noticed that the market lacked stylish, affordable, and sensible handbags, so decided to create her own. ![]() She left Mademoiselle in 1991, achieving the rank of senior fashion editor and head of accessories. Kate worked in the accessories department at Mademoiselle. Career Mademoiselle īy 1986, the couple had moved to Manhattan. While in college, she worked in sales at Carter's Men Shop, a men's clothing store in Phoenix her co-worker was Andy Spade, who later became her husband and business partner. She joined the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and graduated with a journalism degree in 1985, thinking she would go into television production. She later transferred to Arizona State University. Teresa's Academy, an all-female Catholic high school, Spade attended the University of Kansas. Spade was born Katherine Noel Brosnahan in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of June (Mullen) and Francis (Frank) Brosnahan, who owned a road-construction company. ![]() She was the co-founder and co-owner of the designer brand Kate Spade New York. Katherine Noel Valentine Brosnahan Spade (born Katherine Noel Brosnahan December 24, 1962 – June 5, 2018) was an American fashion designer, entrepreneur, and fashion icon.
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