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 Spade, 55, killed herself in her Manhattan apartment on June 5
after what her husband said was years battling depression. Her
death sent shockwaves through the fashion world and beyond.
"She left a little sparkle everywhere she went," read the cards
at the much-anticipated Fashion Week show, which featured looks
for Spring 2019 and was held at the famous New York Public
Library.
The back of the cards starkly read "In loving memory 1962-2018."
On a glitter strewn runway, models glided by sporting a host of
flowy dresses and separates rendered in the pastels, playful
prints and floral patterns which became the signature looks
associated with the Kate Spade brand's light-hearted philosophy.
Pants dropped either to mid-calf or just above the knee and
outfits, including a few solids, were accessorized with
oversized sunglasses and of course, handbags, the item that
rocketed Spade to worldwide fame.
Befitting Spring, a color palette of pastel pinks, yellows and
blues were turned out in lightweight fabrics which also included
soft grays, white and cream.
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About the closest thing to anything somber were separates in vivid
blue and dresses that still popped with a black-and-white pattern.
Spade and her husband Andy, who together founded the hugely
successful company, sold the brand more than 10 years ago and
Friday's collection was created by the company's creative director
Nicola Glass.
"Right from the beginning, I looked back before I moved forward,"
Glass said in recent interview published on footwearnews.com about
the collection.
In the show's notes, Glass wrote "This collection has been given a
lot of care, attention and love," with the looks described as
"everyday luxuries rooted in realness."
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