As the devastating news of designer Kate Spade’s death spread today, women of all ages have taken to social media to share not just their sadness and confusion, but their formative experience with the designers’ namesake brand.
Find out exactly how to trade those complicated suits for something modern and streamlined by browsing the 10 editor-tested options ahead.
Suiting was a huge trend for fall—from pinstripes to glen-plaid double breasted blazers to modern takes on the pantsuit, the menswear influence was everywhere—and it looks like the style’s not going anywhere anytime soon.