Who owns Kate Spade New York Eyewear?
Kate Spade New York Eyewear is made and sold by Safilo (Italy, BIT: SFL) under licence; Safilo does not own the name.[1] The Kate Spade New York Eyewear name is owned by Kate Spade New York.
Evidence: Safilo Group Annual Report 2025, Safilo Group S.p.A. Last checked .
Key facts
- Licensed to
- Safilo Group S.p.A. reported
- Headquarters
- 🇮🇹 Italy, Padua
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Accessories & footwear › Eyewear
- Parent ticker
- BIT: SFL
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Kate Spade New York Eyewear
Kate Spade New York eyewear is made by Safilo under licence; the name belongs to the fashion brand founded in New York in 1993. Safilo renewed the licence between 2023 and 2024, and names it among the global licences that drove its growth in 2025. The collection uses cheerful colours, prints and patterns on easy-to-wear frames, reflecting the brand's optimistic femininity.
Ownership timeline of Kate Spade New York Eyewear
Where Kate Spade New York Eyewear sits in Safilo
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Safilo
Safilo controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
- Blenders Eyewear (2012)
- Carrera (1956)
- Smith (1965)
Other brands in eyewear, and who owns them
The 25 brands in eyewear on Brandtree belong to 7 owners. The largest is EssilorLuxottica, with 6; Safilo has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Arnette | EssilorLuxottica | 🇫🇷 France |
| Fielmann | Fielmann Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Aqualens | Lenskart | 🇮🇳 India |
| America's Best Contacts and Eyeglasses | National Vision | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Titan Eye+ | Titan | 🇮🇳 India |
| Warby Parker | Warby Parker | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Oakley | EssilorLuxottica | 🇫🇷 France |
| Oliver Peoples | EssilorLuxottica | 🇫🇷 France |
About the owner: Safilo
Safilo is a publicly listed company headquartered in Padua, Italy, founded in 1934.
Safilo is an Italian eyewear maker whose roots go back to 1934, when Guglielmo Tabacchi bought Italy's first eyewear factory in Calalzo di Cadore; it is based in Padua and listed on Euronext Milan, and HAL Holding became its major shareholder in 2010. It had net sales of 983.4 million euros in 2025. Its owned brands, led by Carrera, Smith, Polaroid and Blenders, and the perpetual Eyewear by David Beckham licence make about half its sales; the rest comes from fashion licences such as Tommy Hilfiger, BOSS and Carolina Herrera.
🇺🇸 Kate Spade New York Eyewear and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,570 brands that began in the United States. 501 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Kate Spade New York Eyewear among them.
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- Aerie — American Eagle Outfitters 🇺🇸
- All in Motion — Target 🇺🇸
- Allen Edmonds — Caleres 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who makes Kate Spade New York Eyewear?
Safilo makes and sells Kate Spade New York Eyewear under a licensing agreement.
Does Safilo own Kate Spade New York Eyewear?
No. Safilo holds a licence to make and sell Kate Spade New York Eyewear, which is not the same as owning it.
Where did Kate Spade New York Eyewear come from?
Kate Spade New York Eyewear originated in the United States.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Safilo Group Annual Report 2025 — Safilo Group S.p.A., Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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