Fashion designer, Kate Spade has been found dead inside her Upper East Side apartment in New York.<\/p>\n
The designer who built the Kate Spade fashion empire from her signature handbags and accessories was 55.<\/p>\n
It has been reported her housekeeper found her in her bedroom.<\/p>\n
Police are saying it is not suspicious.<\/p>\n
They are also said Spade wrote a note and sources are claiming it was addressed to her 13-year-old daughter, Frances Beatrix Spade.<\/p>\n
Frances was at school when Spade\u2019s body was found. <\/p>\n
According to reports, Spade\u2019s husband, Andy has been reported to be at home when her body was discovered. <\/p>\n
NYPD Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea answered questions about her death at an unrelated press conference.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt this point, there was a note left. The contents of that note, as well as the physical state of the apartment and the comments of the witness, lend to the credibility that it is an apparent suicide.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Tributes for the designer have started to flood in from stars who knew her and wore her designs:<\/p>\n\n
Kate Spade\u2019s tragic passing is a painful reminder that we never truly know another\u2019s pain or the burden they carry. If you are struggling with depression and contemplating suicide, please, please seek help. https:\/\/t.co\/eruSexNoGj<\/a><\/p>— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) June 5, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote> \n