Kate Spade Kate Spade, dead at age 55 of an apparent suicide

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SO sad .. and her husband was home at the time! She must have been in terrible pain, leaving your 13-year-old daughter and a husband of 24 years. I hope she finds the peace she needed.
 
This is so very sad to hear. Kate Spade was such a trial blazer and role model in an industry dominated by men. Her whimsical designs and playful use of color always bring a huge smile.

I am sure more information will come out in the days/weeks ahead. I wonder if she was struggling with a debilitating physical illness like Robin Williams?
 
This is horrible
Didn’t know she had a daughter so young

Not only did she have a 13 year old daughter, but she started a line of handbags called Frances Valentine in her daughter's name
Very, very sad
Her pain must have been overwhelming
Details are now coming out that Kate Spade suicide note had a message for her daughter
not to blame herself & to ask "daddy"
Her daughter was in school when this happened.
 
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This is heartbreaking. I never met her but she had a very large influence in my life through her brand and designs, it was through her vision that I was able to find my sense of style. Because of her I fell in love with fashion, and started crafting my own clothes. I hope she can find peace, and I hope her family can find some comfort in knowing that she was loved and admired. Lifting them with love and keeping them in my thoughts during this difficult time. I am at a loss.
 
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My mom texted me this news and I thought that I was seeing things - I had to look twice. I've loved her designs and her spirit for years. I'm shocked, honestly. She was only 55. I can only wonder what was going through her mind. But I wish her peace. And I wish her husband and young daughter peace as well. This is so shocking - I'm not sure what the news will reveal, but it does go to show that depression (or whatever she was dealing with) knows no age, or looks, or social status. :sad::heart::heart::heart:
 
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Geez, I don't know how TMZ ferrets out their information. It's disturbing that they got hold of something as personal as the suicide note.


"Kate Spade
's suicide note was addressed directly to her 13-year-old daughter ... TMZ has learned.

The note was found on a bed near her body and, according to law enforcement sources it read, "Bea - I have always loved you. This is not your fault. Ask Daddy!"

We're also told the housekeeper found her tied with a red scarf to a closet door knob in bedroom. She was unresponsive and cold to the touch.

The housekeeper ran downstairs to building's main floor to tell the building's superintendent ... who, we're told ... rushed upstairs, cut the scarf and attempted CPR.

Paramedics declared Kate dead at the scene."

http://www.tmz.com/2018/06/05/kate-spade-suicide-note-daughter-ask-daddy/
 
It's very sad indeed. I listened to this podcast the other day with Kate and your huspand and business partner Jack and they talked about building their business. It was an awesome story. Thought it was worth posting here now.

A 1991 conversation at a Mexican restaurant led Kate & Andy Spade to ask, "What's missing in designer handbags?" Kate's answer was a simple modern-shaped handbag that launched the iconic fashion brand

https://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=513311127:513326948
 
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