The Fashion Designer Kate was found dead in her New York City apartment.
Fashion designer Kate Spade was found dead in her apartment in an apparent suicide, law enforcement officials said.
Housekeeping staff found her hanging inside her Park Avenue apartment at about 10:20 am. They said she left a note at the scene.
Officials were not authorised to divulge details of an ongoing investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The officials didn’t know what the note said.
Spade, who was 55, created a line of sleek handbags in the early 1990s that created a smash.
Her company, Kate Spade New York, has over 140 retail shops and outlet stores across the U.S. and more than 175 shops internationally.
Fashion designer Kate Spade was found dead in apartment
