Fashion Designer Kate Spade Found Dead in NYC Apartment, an Apparent Suicide
ate Spade, who launched a fashion brand with husband Andy Spade in 1993 and rose to the top of the fashion industry, was found dead in her New York City apartment today (June 5). The 55-year-old designer was an apparent suicide, according to reports.. A housekeeper found Spade in her home on Park Ave. near E. 77th St. at about 10:20 a.m. Spade had hung herself, police sources said....