Andrew Spade (born May 5, 1962) is an American businessman. He co-founded the fashion brand

Kate Spade New York Kate Spade New York is an American fashion house founded in January 1993 by Kate and Andy Spade. Kate Spade New York competes with Michael Kors. In 2017, the company was purchased by Tapestry, Inc., formerly known as Coach, Inc. Business hist ...

with his wife,

Kate Spade Katherine Noel Valentine Brosnahan Spade (born Katherine Noel Brosnahan; December 24, 1962 – June 5, 2018) was an American fashion designer and entrepreneur as well as a fashion Icon. She was the founder and co-owner of the designer brand ...

, as well as the design company

Partners & Spade Partners & Spade, established in 2008 by Andy Spade and Anthony Sperduti, is a branding studio in New York City, USA. Partners & Spade works across a range of disciplines including advertising, retail concepts, branding, experiential marketing an ...

Early life and education

Spade was born in Michigan, the middle child in a family of three brothers. His younger brother is actor and comedian

David Spade David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, television host, and writer. He was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' in the 1990s, and he later began an acting career in both film and television. He also s ...

. The family moved to Arizona when Andy Spade was 6. He attended

Arizona State University Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the ...

, where he met his future wife. During college, he and a friend founded the advertising firm Spade & Hannawell, which was named one of Arizona's Top 10 New Companies in 1987.

Career

Spade started his career in advertising working on brands including

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, and

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before leaving his job in 1996 to join his wife's business.

Fashion

In 1993, he and his wife founded the fashion and lifestyle brand

and in 1999, the men's brand

Jack Spade Kate Spade New York is an American fashion house founded in January 1993 by Kate and Andy Spade. Kate Spade New York competes with Michael Kors. In 2017, the company was purchased by Tapestry, Inc., formerly known as Coach, Inc. Business hist ...

. Under his leadership, 26 Kate Spade stores were opened in North America and Japan. In 2008, he established

, a storefront and studio on Lafayette Street in the NoHo neighborhood of lower Manhattan. In 2013, he launched a collection of loungewear, Sleepy Jones, with

Anthony Sperduti Partners & Spade, established in 2008 by Andy Spade and Anthony Sperduti, is a branding studio in New York City, USA. Partners & Spade works across a range of disciplines including advertising, retail concepts, branding, experiential marketing a ...

and Chad Buri.

Other endeavors

Along with launching Partners & Spade, he produced feature films with Red Bucket Films and is conceiving and publishing books through

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Personal life

Spade was married to designer

Kate Brosnahan Katherine Noel Valentine Brosnahan Spade (born Katherine Noel Brosnahan; December 24, 1962 – June 5, 2018) was an American fashion designer and entrepreneur as well as a fashion Icon. She was the founder and co-owner of the designer brand ...

(known professionally as Kate Spade) from 1994 until her death on June 5, 2018. They had one child, Frances Beatrix Spade, born in February 2005. The actress

Rachel Brosnahan Rachel Elizabeth Brosnahan (born July 12, 1990) is an American actress. She stars as aspiring stand-up comedian Miriam "Midge" Maisel in the Amazon Prime Video period comedy series ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' (2017–present), for which she w ...

is Spade's niece by marriage. At the time of Kate's death by suicide, Andy released a statement acknowledging that the couple had been living separately, but close to each other, for the previous ten months, though they were not legally separated. Their daughter, then 13, lived with both of them. The statement said that Kate "suffered from depression and anxiety for many years" but had been seeking medical treatment.

Awards

He was named one of 100 creative business people of 2009 by ''

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''. He was honored by the CFDA for excellence in design.

References

External links

Partners & Spade
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