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5 Things You Didn't Know About Kate Spade

Kate Spade had a huge impact on fashion and culture.

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Kate Spade passed away on June 5, 2018, leaving behind a 13-year-old daughter. Here is a list of interesting things about Kate Spade's life, written in order to honor and thank her for the impact she had on the fashion world.

1. Spade received a degree in journalism

Kate Spade went to the University of Kansas and Arizona State University, graduating from the latter with a degree in journalism. After school, Spade worked for Mademoiselle magazine in New York City until she decided to start her own fashion line.

2. She launched her fashion line in 1993

Two years after leaving her job at Mademoiselle, Spade launched her first handbag line in 1993. Her first boutique was in SoHo, Manhattan.

3. She was a vegan

Spade was a vegan, and her brand went fur-free many years ago. In addition, the handbag line offers many other vegan materials, such as straw and cork.

4. She was family-oriented

In 2006, Kate Spade and her husband sold their stakes in the handbag line in order to make more time to spend with their daughter.

5. Spade won many awards for her fashion line

In 1996, Kate Spade won the America's New Fashion Talent in Accessories award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Spade's handbags were displayed at the Cooper Hewitt Museum in 1999. In 2004, her new home collection won three different awards. In 2017, Spade was inducted into the Entrepreneur Hall of Fame at the University of Missouri at Kansas City.

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