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    Fashion Designer Kate Spade Found Dead, Reportedly Investigated as Suicide

    Mary Anne ButlerBy


    Reporting the passing of anyone is never an easy task, and it’s with a heavy heart we share the news that prominent fashion designer Kate Spade has died.

    Spade was reportedly found deceased by her housekeeper this morning in her Manhattan apartment. Early police reports indicate her death is being investigated as a suicide.

    Kate Spade at the VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards, 10/19/01, NYC
    Kate Spade at the VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards, 10/19/01, NYC. Editorial credit: Everett Collection / Shutterstock.com

    Kate founded her namesake handbag line back in 1993 with her husband Andy Spade, quickly becoming a fashion icon with her signature logo and classic lines. In 2007, Spade sold the line. Longtime handbag rival Coach purchased the brand last year for a reported $2.4 billion.

    In 2016, Spade changed her name to ‘Kate Valentine’, in an effort to separate her “two different worlds”.

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    Mary Anne Butler (Mab) got her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine as a teenager. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (News Editor), Nerdbot (as Editor-In-Chief), and now [Bad]Influencers, where she is Editor-in-Chief. Over the past 15 years, she’s built a well-known reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band. She also produces award-winning immersive events, including Wasteland Weekend and Neotropolis.

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