What Kate Spade Meant for Women
The designer, who died at 55, built up a female-led lifestyle brand that held an accessible appeal across generations.
A trip to the mall wasn’t a trip if it didn’t include a stop at the Kate Spade store. Teenage me would insist that, after the requisite stops had been made, my mother and I do a quick walk-through—just a minute, mom, I promise—to assess the jewel-box store filled with bright-pink bags, orange-and-white striped coats, and golden-edged Bakelite-esque bangles. It didn’t matter that I never left with anything, because it wasn’t Kate Spade was selling that drew me init was the idea.
