suicide note that addressed both her 13-year-old daughter and her husband of 24 years, andy spade. the pair launched their namesake design company from their new york apartment in 1993 after meeting a students at arizona state university. so andy and i were out at a mexican restaurant and he said what about hand bags? and i said you just don t start a handbag company. and he said, why not? how hard could it be? reporter: spade living the fashion magazine where she was an accessories editor to enter the design world. i didn t grow up thinking i m going to be a designer. reporter: her brand initially focused on just six signature handbag shapes that were stylish but affordable. what kate did with her collection was so unfounded back then, she created this idea of needing an it bag but an accessible price point. reporter: the company rapidly expanding in a multi-million dollars empire offering jewelry, shoes and clothing.
and not only are weapons on view, you are not buying them, but looking at them to decide if you want to order them, things like the ar-15 that is controversial but also corsets for women to conceal and carry, hand bags that make it easier to conceal and carry. but we wanted to dig into the teen debate. and somebody on the other end of that spectrum. i met 19,-year-old sydney and i asked her what is it about the second amendment and what does it mean to you. take a listen. used to always be able to protect yourself and your surroundings surroundings. and if you can do that and you have the proper training, i think it is a good thing. right across the street and near proximity to where we are at right now are people your age
in our power to make sure more products are stamped with those wonderful words, made in the usa. reporter: but those wonderful words rarely seem to be printed on trump products. and as the president launches made in america week at the white house, the big question looms. will president trump and his family lead by example? here s how the white house responded to that question earlier today. there are certain supply chains or scaleability that may not be available in this country. i m not going to comment on specific products, but i will tell that you the overall arching goal, of course, so to grow manufacturing, to grow investment here in the united states. reporter: shirts, shoes, hand bags, neckties with the family name have often been manufactured in countries like bangladesh, china where labor prices are much cheaper. something he denied in 2015 when
some places newspapers get delivered of day in a much greater way than they do here. if there s no indication with the hand bags, shirts, whatever, if there s no capacity, is it appropriate to make those things overseas? think about all of the things that we buy every day. of course there s a market. because we depend in this country for so many goods and services. some of which are made in america, some of which aren t. we want to create an environment which more things are made here, more things exported from here. that s what the president s agenda sets out to do. birthday girl, kayla? i m sorry, sarah. thanks. it s not my birthday, but it s kayla s birthday, she s not here. i saw amon, thought cnbc. i ll take the second question. i know you don t want to get
dollar gifts. appliances, televisions, electronics and big ticketed high end designer accessories like hand bags and shoes. data from sas shows 29% of shoppers will spend more this year than last year. that serge driven by 1 18-29-year-old my lineals. the start for a mad dash of deals has become a holiday tradition. you know, that s what we re seeing. family and friends that are a part of the deal. they re not only shopping, they re spending. that s the latest. i know you re jealous, tara. i am, jay.