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Elyce Arons - Co-Founder of Kate Spade, Co-Founder and CEO of Frances Valentine

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Colbert Cannon
Host
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Elyce Arons
Co-Founder, Kate Spade; Co-Founder & CEO, Frances Valentine
Published on: March 10, 2026

 

This week on the HPScast, host Colbert Cannon speaks with Elyce Arons, the Co-founder of Kate Spade and Co-Founder and CEO of Frances Valentine. Elyce traces her journey from growing up on a farm in Kansas to building two iconic American fashion brands with her best friend, the late Kate Spade. She reflects on losing Kate in 2018 and finding the resolve to keep their second fashion and lifestyle label, Frances Valentine, flourishing in her honor. She also shares what’s coming up for the brand, including a truly full-circle collaboration with the Mary Tyler Moore Vision Initiative.