Kate Spade New York Partners With Cleo Wade To Launch A Limited-Edition Collaboration For International Women's Day 2020
Kate Spade New York announces an exclusive partnership with author and community builder Cleo Wade for International Women’s Day in March 2020. The partnership celebrates the role that self-love plays in the empowerment journey of women and girls, with a limited-edition capsule collection for the Spring 2020 season.
The capsule collection, which consists of two totes, each with a removable pouch, and two fold-over pouches, was designed in partnership with the Kate Spade New York on purpose program, based in Masoro, Rwanda, which strives to transform communities by employing and empowering its primary agents of change: women. The Cleo Wade x on purpose product, along with an exclusive sweatshirt style, feature handwritten self-affirmations and motivational mantras written by Cleo Wade, such as “Whatever you do, do it with love.”
“This collaboration has been a dream come to life for me. I am so proud that we were able to enter into every single part of this process with such thoughtfulness and intention. These products are a reflection of endless hours of care, creativity, and consideration from the Kate Spade team in New York City, the incredible female makers at Abahizi in Rwanda, and myself. I am so excited to share them with women everywhere.”
In 2012, Kate Spade New York launched the on purpose program with a production facility in Masoro, called Abahizi Rwanda, to produce a line of handbags and small leather goods aligned with the brand’s commitment to empowering women and girls to be the heroines of their own stories. on purpose product is designed to fit with the brand’s seasonal collections in Kate Spade New York stores across the globe. Abahizi Rwanda, an independent, Rwandan-owned, certified corp handbag manufacturer, employs over 230 women from the local community with full-time employment, providing the women with competitive wages, a suite of health benefits for themselves and their households, access to life skills education programs and more.
“We are honored to partner with Cleo Wade to launch a very special capsule collection for International Women’s Day 2020. Exploring the theme of self-love, and letting that love radiate into the world, is the key, empowering theme of the collection. At Kate Spade New York, we believe that when women express self-love, we in turn are uniquely positioned to impact our communities. We are all the heroines of our own stories, and we’re stronger together there is beauty and power in a community of individual female voices. The Cleo Wade collaboration is an homage to that.”
The Cleo Wade collection will launch in Kate Spade New York stores in March 2020 and will retail from $128-228.
About Kate Spade New York
Since its launch in 1993 with a collection of six essential handbags, Kate Spade New York has always stood for optimistic femininity. Today, the brand is a global life and style house with handbags, ready-to-wear, jewelry, footwear, gifts, home décor and more. Polished ease, thoughtful details and a modern, sophisticated use of color—Kate Spade New York’s founding principles define a unique style synonymous with joy. Under the vision of creative director Nicola Glass, the brand continues to celebrate confident women with a youthful spirit. Kate Spade New York is part of the Tapestry house of brands.
About Cleo Wade
Cleo Wade is a friend, community builder, and author of the best-selling book, “Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom for a Better Life” and “Where To Begin: A Small Book About Your Power To Create Big Change In Our Crazy World.”
Her poetry, artwork, and prose speak to our collective power to create change through an individual commitment to self-care, beloved community building, and social justice.
Cleo has been named one of “America’s 50 Most Influential Women” by Marie Claire, “100 Most Creative People in Business” by Fast Company, and “The Millennial Oprah” by New York Magazine.
Cleo lives in New York City where she sits on the board of The Lower East Side Girls Club, The National Black Theatre in Harlem, The E Pluribus Unum Fund, The Women’s Prison Association, as well as the advisory board of Gucci’s Chime for Change and Changemakers.
In the Philippines, Kate Spade New York is exclusively distributed by Stores Specialists, Inc., and is located at Central Square in Bonifacio High Street Central, Greenbelt 5, Power Plant Mall, Rustan’s Makati, Shangri-La Plaza, and Rustan’s Cebu.
