Style Always Gracious, Sometimes Irreverent

Kate Spade and her husband and partner, Andy, created kate spade in 1993. In 1996, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) honored Kate Spade's classic designs with the Perry Ellis Award for New Talent in Accessories Design, and again in 1998, as Accessory Designer of the Year. In 1999, her handbags were exhibited at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum for the first National Design Triennial, celebrating excellence in American design. This self-styled midwesterner lives in New York City with Andy and their dog, HenrySpade, Kate is the author of 'Style Always Gracious, Sometimes Irreverent', published 2004 under ISBN 9780743250672 and ISBN 0743250672.