Fashion Designer Kate Spade Found Dead in Apparent Suicide
Tuesday morning, Kate Brosnahan Spade, fashion icon and visionary was found dead around 10:10 a.m. It’s been reported by the New York Police Department, that she hung herself with a scarf, to a doorknob, in her Park Avenue Apartment. She was found by her housekeeper at the scene.
Andrew Spade, Kate’s husband was home when the suicide was discovered, but their daughter, was at school, sources say. A suicide note was also found at the scene, addressing Frances, Spade’s daughter, and husband. It reads:
“This has nothing to do with you; don’t feel guilty. Ask your dad.”
The designer, 55, started Kate Spade New York in 1993 and opened her first shop in the city three years later. Their are more than 140 retail shops and outlet stores across the United States, and 175 stores internationally. In 1999, the Spades sold 56% of the brand to Neiman Marcus for $33.6 million. Liz Claiborne acquired the company in 2007, and Spade left her brand. Just a little over a year ago, Coach announced plans to buy Kate Spade for $2.4 billion.
— kate spade new york (@katespadeny) June 5, 2018
Spade’s suicide comes as suicide rates in the United States increased from 1999 to 2014 for everyone between the ages of 10 and 74. According to the study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide rates increased by 60% for white woman, during that period.
