The world was rocked with the news of designer Kate Spade’s death on Tuesday.
The 55-year-old was found dead in her Manhattan apartment after taking her own life.
While some might see Kate Spade as just another brand, her handbags and more had quite the influence on many people over the years.
That has started to come to light over social media today, as fans of her work have started to share memories of their first Kate Spade bag on Twitter.
One of my dreams was to own a Kate Spade handbag and I vowed that if I ever made the (New York) Times Best Seller List, I would buy one,” tweeted best selling author Melanie Benjamin.
“When Aviator’s Wife made the list, I did – here's the photo I sent to my editor when I bought it.”
On a sad day for the fashion world, and fans of Kate Spade, it’s uplifting to see the joy she brought to so many people.
Here are just a few of what is surely thousands upon thousands of similar stories that exist around the world:
