The designer, who died Tuesday, played an important part in the story of American women in fashion and beyond. There is a lot of talk these days about the lack of women at the top of fashion brands — the statistics are terrible, the gender imbalance striking. It is one of the reasons Kate Spade, the designer who was found dead…
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