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Brand profile
Kate Spade
Tapestry-owned New York accessories label known for colourful, playful handbags, jewellery and accessories at accessible-luxury prices.
New York CityOrigin
WomenswearFocus
Urban prep / IvyStyle
$$$Price
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What to know about Kate Spade
Started with boxy nylon totes
The 1993 launch was built on simple structured nylon totes; leather handbags, then jewellery, watches, footwear, eyewear, clothing and home goods came later.
Print and colour over restraint
Colour-blocking, florals, polka dots, graphic motifs and novelty figural bags define the look, so it reads playful rather than plain even at accessible-luxury prices.
Corporate-owned, founders long gone
Kate and Andy Spade left in 2007; Liz Claiborne bought the label in 2006 and Tapestry acquired the parent company in July 2017 for about $2.4 billion.
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Brand facts
Kate Spade New York is an accessible-luxury accessories label founded in 1993 by Kate and Andy Spade, built on boxy nylon totes and later leather handbags. It sells shoulder bags, crossbodies and novelty figural bags alongside jewellery, watches, footwear, eyewear, ready-to-wear and home goods, using colour-blocking, florals, polka dots and playful graphic motifs. Liz Claiborne bought the brand in 2006; Tapestry (then Coach) acquired parent Kate Spade & Company in July 2017 for about $2.4 billion and still owns it. Kate Spade herself left in 2007 and died in 2018.
- Founded
- 1993
- Origin
- New York City, United States
- Made in
- Asia
- Price
- $$$
- Focus
- Womenswear
- Facts checked
- September 2026
- Styles
- Urban prep / Ivy, Minimalist / Contemporary, Quiet luxury