Why Did Kate Spade Kill Herself? Designer’s Spiral Into Depression After Husband Divorce

If you are wondering why did Kate Spade kill herself then the short answer is due to her depression, she was battling monsters inside her head for years before taking her own life. 

Kate Spade was a fashion designer and businesswoman from the United States. Kate Spade New York was her designer label, and she was the creator and former co-owner.

Kate and her husband Andy founded Kate Spade New York in January 1993. Because she and Andy were not yet married, Spade was hesitant about the brand’s name. “Kate Brosnahan” sounded too long for a fashion business.

She contemplated a few names before agreeing to “Kate Spade” when Andy proposed it because she would assume the name Spade after their marriage.

Let us learn more about Kate Spade and take a closer look at her suicide and divorce.

Why Did Kate Spade Kill Herself? Suicide

Kate Spade killed herself due to the depression she was fighting according to her Wikipedia profile.

On June 5, 2018, a housekeeper discovered Spade dead in her Manhattan apartment. Her death was determined to be a suicide. She had left a message addressed to her daughter, according to police.

Kate’s estranged husband Andy Spade released a statement a day after her death addressing the circumstances of her suicide.

In the statement he wrote, Kate suffered from depression and anxiety for many years. She was actively seeking help and working closely with doctors to treat her disease. It was a complete shock. And it clearly wasn’t her. There were personal demons she was battling.

Kate Spade Divorce With Husband Andy Spade

Kate Spade was not legally divorced from her husband Andy Spade at the time of her death.

However, the couple was living separately for several months before the incident.

Kate was living with her daughter, who was 13 years old, at the time of her death in Manhattan.

Although she was no longer living with her husband, the couple kept in touch and had communications on regular basis.

The reason for the couple’s spit has not come to the surface yet, they could have found some rough patches along the way in their relationship and marriage.

Ulta Beauty Insensitive Email Update

Ulta Beauty’s insensitive email has been making headlines on the internet recently.

Several of the customers and former employees have launched a boycott campaign against the company due to the email.

The email had a reference to Spade’s suicide in their promotion, the reference could be unintentional and by mistake but it has surely created a rage among the customer base.

The email reads, ‘Come Hang With Kate Spade And Get $15 Off’ according to TMZ.

One Twitter user wrote responding to the email, I cannot believe I got this email today. Is this some kind of sick joke? How insensitive and absolutely tone-deaf. Apparently, nobody in marketing at Ulta remembers how Kate Spade died. Disgusting.

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