Our Brands Spark Personal and Emotional Connections

Our brands go beyond products—they inspire confidence, encourage self-expression, and build lasting emotional connections with consumers. Through constant innovation and deep customer insight, we anticipate where shoppers are headed and adapt to meet them with personalized, seamless experiences. Our digitally powered, unified shopping journey allows our brands to become part of people’s lives—meeting them when, where, and how they choose to shop.

Our story: Coach

Coach began with a dream to hand-craft leather into beautiful, clever, practical things. Founded in New York in 1941 by six artisans, the house grew under the vision of Lillian and Miles Cahn to become the Original American House of Leather. 

Then came Bonnie Cashin: hired by Miles Cahn in 1962 to be Coach’s first lead designer. With Bonnie’s fearless vision of color, proportion and quirk—and her love of doing—Coach transformed into the perfect reflection of modern freedom and equality, the attitude of 60s New York. 

In the decades that followed, Coach opened its first store on Madison Avenue and transformed from a family-run leathergoods company into a fashion house known around the world for its distinct attitude and lifestyle collections inspired by New York. In 2025, Coach’s rich legacy was celebrated in BAG MAN: The Story Behind the Improbable Rise of Coach, a book written by former CEO, Lew Frankfort.

Today, as in 1941, we are shaped by our unique story—and committed, in everything we do, to celebrating craft, our hometown and the optimism of authentic American style.

Our story: kate spade new york

Our story began when Kate Brosnahan Spade, an accessories editor at Mademoiselle, was frustrated she couldn't find the fashionable, utilitarian handbag she'd been craving for years. She set out to design the perfect one.

Working from her apartment, Kate made samples out of construction paper. She combined sleek shapes and colorful palettes in an entirely new way. Six versions of a bag called Sam debuted in 1993 to rave reviews - sparking an accessories revolution.

Since our launch in 1993 with six essential handbags, we’ve always believed that joy colors life.

Today we’re a global lifestyle brand. There are plenty of handbags—but we also have clothes, shoes, jewelry and home decor. We value thoughtful details. We think polished ease looks (and feels) chic. And we believe in the power of color.

It’s these founding principles that define kate spade new york’s unique fashion POV.

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