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    Handbag designer Kate Spade being interviewed in her New York showroomKate Spade, New York
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    Handbag designer Kate Spade

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    Fashion designer Carolina Herrera (L) and Kate Spade attend the 2007 7th on Sale party and awards ceremony at the 69th Regiment Armory in New York City.   .
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    Carolina Herrera and Kate Spade attend the 2007 7th on Sale party and awards ceremony

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    Designer Kate Spade inside her New York flagship store on May 28, 1996 in New York.Kate Spade Store, New York
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    Designer Kate Spade inside her New York flagship store on May 28, 1996 in New York.

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    Designer Kate Spade at a party for Victoria Traina, thrown by Traina's mother Danielle Steel on November 14, 2002 in New York. ..Article title: Family WayVictoria Traina Party, New York
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    Kate Spade at a party for Victoria Traina on November 14, 2002 in New York.

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    Designer Kate Spade at an event with handbags of her own design on October 9, 1998 in New York.Kate Spade, New York
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    Kate Spade at an event with handbags of her own design on October 9, 1998 in New York

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    Designer Kate Spade arrives at the Council of Fashion Designers of America's 2004 Fashion Awards at the New York Public Library.
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    Kate Spade arrives at the 2004 CFDA awards at the New York Public Library.

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    Handbag designer Kate Spade sitting on a chair with a matching pattern handbag in her showroom in New York.Kate Spade, New York
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    Kate Spade in her showroom in New York in 2001

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    Kate Spade attends Steven Sebring's "Bygone Days" book signing at Ralph Lauren SoHo.
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    Kate Spade attends Steven Sebring’s “Bygone Days” book signing at Ralph Lauren SoHo.

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    Designer Kate Spade with Steve Ruzow, Kate Spade CEO on March 13, 1998 in New York...Article title: 'Ruzow Joins Kate Spade In CEO PostKate Spade, New York
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    Designer Kate Spade with Steve Ruzow, Kate Spade CEO on March 13, 1998 in New York

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    Exterior of the Kate Spade store on November 20, 2000 in Chicago, Illinois...Article title: 'Kate Spade Opens In ChicagoKate Spade Store, Chicago
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    Exterior of the Kate Spade store on November 20, 2000 in Chicago, Illinois

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    Helena Christensen (L) and Kate Spade attend Kate and Andy Spade's "Slim Aarons: A Place in the Sun" party at Kate Spade Broome Street.
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    Helena Christensen and Kate Spade attend Kate and Andy Spade’s “Slim Aarons: A Place in the Sun” party at her Broome street store in 2005.

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    Designer Thom Browne (L) and Kate Spade attend a party celebrating the Whitney and AOL's partnership at Casa Lever.
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    Thom Browne and Kate Spade in 2010.

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    Kate Spade (L) and Cynthia Rowley attend the opening of Annie Leibovitz's Pilgrimage at Pace MacGill gallery.
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    Kate Spade and Cynthia Rowley attend the opening of Annie Leibovitz’s Pilgrimage at Pace MacGill gallery in 2011.

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    (L-R) Kate Spade and Michael Kors attend the CFDA hosted preview of 'Fashioning Fiction,' at MOMA Queens in New York City.
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    Kate Spade and Michael Kors attend the CFDA preview of ‘Fashioning Fiction,’ at MOMA PS1 in 2004.

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    Handbags on display in the Kate Spade store on March 27, 2000 in New York...Article title: "Kate Spade Inks Deal for Eyewear License"
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    Kate Spade handbags in her store store in 2000

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    Slippers on display in the Kate Spade store on March 27, 2000 in New York...Article title: "Kate Spade Inks Deal for Eyewear License"
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    Slippers in a Kate Spade store in 2000

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    Model wearing an outfit from the Kate Spade sleepwear collection on May 16, 2000 in New York.
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    Model wearing an outfit from the Kate Spade sleepwear collection on May 16, 2000 in New York.

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    Accessories from Frances Valentine. 

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     Shoes from Frances Valentine.

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    Kate Spade before the launch of her Frances Valentine line.

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    Models in looks from Kate Spade on September 16, 2003 in New York.
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    Models in looks from Kate Spade on September 16, 2003 in New York.

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    A Kate Spade handbag in her store store in 2004
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    A Kate Spade handbag in her store store in 2004.

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    Slippers in a Kate Spade store in 2004.
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    Slippers in a Kate Spade store in 2004.

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    A Kate Spade bag in her store store in 2006.
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    A Kate Spade bag in her store store in 2006.

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    A Kate Spade dress in her store store in 2006.
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    A Kate Spade dress in her store store in 2006.

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