When Kate Spade began her company in 1993 with six different handbags, one stood out above the rest: Sam. The Sam bag, known for its boxy shape and black nylon material, helped launch Kate Spade New ...

Nostalgia has entered the chat. In recent years, fashion insiders have oscillated between past decades for style inspiration, particularly the chaotic early aughts and the “cheugy” trends of the 2010s ...

David Fechheimer, a budding flower child of the 1960s and aspiring English teacher who was spurred overnight by the fictional gumshoe Sam Spade to switch careers and become one of the nation’s leading ...