Kate Spade

Kate Spade changed the fashion industry for forever. She created affordable bags that are stylish and look amazing. Spade grew up in Missouri and went to an all-girls school for most of her educational career. She was working at a retail store and noticed how there were no stylish and practical bags, so she decided to make her own.

The Kate Spade company has won many awards for the outstanding work that they have done. The Council of Fashion Designers of America awarded them American’s New Fashion Talent in Accessories only three years after creating the brand. She was inducted in the Entrepreneur Hall of Fame at the University of Missouri. In 2017, she was named Most Creative People in Business by FastCompany.

In June 2018, Kate Spade was found dead in her New York apartment. The police ruled her cause of death as a suicide. She dealt with anxiety and depression throughout her life, and it eventually took over.

The handbag company is known all around the world with a net worth of $200 million. For Kate Spade to create this company, and be the CEO until the end of her life is incredible. She is a huge inspiration to all fashion entrepreneurs. The fashion industry will never forget what Kate Spade has done to revolutionize the handbag industry.