Wednesday December 20, 2000

Kate Spade: What's in your bag

From purses to clutches to everything but the kitchen sink, handbags complete a look but hold secret clues too! Mel Gibson could of found "what women want" just by peeking in their purses. Kate Spade is the designer of fashionable handbags for women! She's also the sister in law of funnyman David Spade and now Kate's an author too. For her new book "Contents," she talked to all kinds of women to prove that what's in a purse reveals a woman's personality.
 
Kate explains, “You can tell a very organized person by how little they carry in their bag.  That is what I was most surprised at.”
 
The book compares everyone from advertising executives to teachers to moms. Kate says, “There was a restaurant critic prepared for anything, carrying stain remover wipes, Advil, a pouch full of stones, even lingerie.”
 
Kate further adds,  “Then there was this chef who carried only essentials. She had her wallet, keys, glasses, and a picture of her baby's sonogram. Basically we all break down into two categories, organized and disorganized.”
 
Is that really true? Extra’s Bo Griffin took to the streets to find out.
 
“Gotta have your cell phone and dirty girl lip gloss.” explains one passer by.
 
Bo Griffin asked, “If you had to describe your own personality as it is revealed in your purse, what kind of woman would you say you were?
 
“Organized, minimal, to the point” she said.
 
Sometimes there may be no point. Some just do it for the sake of style. Brand names like, Gucci, you see Bally, Bo loves all of these kinds of brand names.
 
So what were the "contents" that even shocked Kate?  Kate says, “Rope. Some woman had rope in their bags.”
 
We asked Kate Spade to come clean and reveal the contents of her bag? Kate said, “I need some time to clean it out. Everyone deserves a junk drawer and that might be mine.”
 
The book “Contents” is available at all Kate Spade Boutiques and at Neiman-Marcus department stores.