Elyce Arons, CEO of Frances Valentine and cofounder of Kate Spade, highlights her journey in the fashion industry through her memoir, "We Might Just Make It After All." The book details her friendship with Katy Spade, their success in launching Kate Spade, and emphasizes the importance of humor, risk-taking, and artistry. Arons addresses the impact of Spade's death in 2018 and aims to celebrate her friend's legacy. The memoir also evokes nostalgia for the vibrant New York fashion scene of the 1990s and early 2000s, illustrating what it took to create a major brand in a flourishing environment.
"I want her legacy to be remembered in this beautiful, positive way, because she was an amazing person," Arons told me in a Zoom interview last month.
Arons reflects on meeting Katy in their dorm at the University of Kansas, the start of both of their careers in New York in the late 1980s, launching Kate Spade, and much more in her new memoir.
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