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Bryce Dallas Howard Is the First Celebrity Face of Kate Spade

By , the Cut’s financial-advice columnist.  In addition to “My Two Cents,” she writes about work and parenting for the site. Previously, she was the senior features editor at Harper's Bazaar and a senior editor at the Cut. She was also the editorial director for MM.LaFleur. Her work has also been published in Glamour, Art in America, Politico, and other places.

Kate Spade’s spring 2011 campaign will feature 29-year-old actress Bryce Dallas Howard, marking the first time in the company’s eighteen-year history that they’ve ever featured a celebrity in their ads. Howard grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, where kids are dropped off at school with Kate Spade bags as lunch boxes. “From a young age, I really, really, really connected with [the brand],” she said. “It was always the thing I wanted for Christmas … since I was 15 or 16.” [WWD]

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Bryce Dallas Howard Is the First Celebrity Face of Kate Spade