My First (Real) Kate Spade Bag
Weekend Edition editor Barrie Hardymon remembers saving up for her first Kate Spade bag as a young New York music student. Yes, it held her Russian novels — but it also represented something more.
by Barrie Hardymon
Jun 05, 2018
2 minutes
I do not own a black nylon Kate Spade box bag. I own a knockoff: A black nylon Kate Spate box bag, purchased at an outdoor stand on Canal Street in the mid-'90s.
But I have handled many examples of the real thing, and here are some facts that might not be instantly recognizable about that purse — the "Sam."
1. The straps are
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