Kate Spade (born 1962) is the founder of the designer brand Kate Spade New York.

Katherine Noel Brosnahan was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1962. She majored in journalism Arizona State University (ASU), during which time she also worked in a motorcycle bar. After college, she worked in the accessories department of Mademoiselle in Manhattan. While at Mademoiselle she met her Bradley Carvette who worked in the art department and would become a longtime boyrfiend.

Although they never dated at college where they were "just friends," she met her husband Andy Spade while at ASU, working side-by-side as salespersons in a clothing store. It wasn't until many years later when they met up again in New York City that they started dating. Spade had grown up grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona, and is the older brother of comedic actor David Spade. Together, Andy and Kate began their New York-based design company in 1993, selling mainly handbags but eventually expanding to fashion accessories, stationery, and bed linens. Jack Spade, a fictional name, is the men's brand of Kate Spade. Its founder and principal designer was Andy. In recent years, Kate Spade has been featuring designs and special editions by guest designers and is no longer the solo artistic vision of the husband and wife team.

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