Women all familiar with the croc-embossed look, it is important that the details around the edges of the clutch add interest quietly and don’t compete with the material. It is also well noticed that the amount of space inside is about what you’d expect from a slightly oversized clutch. It is easy to find all this in Kate spade handbags.

After college in 1986, Kate took a job at Mademoiselle Magazine with the title of senior fashion editor/head of accessories. Kate realized that the market lacked stylish, practical designer handbags and so innocently began designing her own while working at the magazine. She put together some sketches, investigated production costs, and created a line of classically shaped bags in satin-finished nylon, as well as interesting colors and fabrics. With her fingers crossed, Kate, along with her partner and husband, Andy Spade, launched “Kate spade handbags” in January of 1993.

All these years, Kate has gotten many awards. In 1996, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) honored Kate’s classic designs by awarding her America’s new fashion talent in accessories. Kate was honored once again by the CFDA in 1998, as best accessory designer of the year. In 1999, Kate was honored when her handbags were exhibited at the Cooper Hewitt Museum for the first national design triennial, celebrating American design excellence. And for her new home collection, Kate was presented with three prestigious design awards in 2004: Bon Appetit’s American Food & Entertaining Award for designer of the year, Elle Decor’s Elle Decor International Design Award for bedding, and House Beautiful’s Giants of Design Award for tastemaker.