Translation: 'There are some hoarder tendencies. Nearly all the surfaces in the home are covered with books, artifacts, and whatever else the pair have collected over the past twenty or thirty years. Translation: 'Andy is a jerk, but the clutter softens that effect.' That’s not a bad thing in this case-it brings character. There’s an abundance of everything in the house. Translation: 'Despite the clutter, you can't help but stare at the butthole painting over the fireplace.' There’s plenty to look at, but in the living room the immediate focus is on a large Richard Serra painting that hangs over the fireplace. Translation: 'The hallway is also cluttered, but not like the entryway.' One isn’t necessarily better than the other it’s just a matter of preference. It’s more uniform, as opposed to the more haphazard salon walls in the entryway. The long corridor off to the side is covered in art as well, but in a different way. Translation: 'The entryway was a cluttered mess. He's also a smoker.'Īs soon as you walk through the door, you're slammed (in the best way) by an entryway covered in frames, tacked-up papers, and photos. Translation: 'When we arrived, the couple was soused, and it was barely 3 p.m. Over a Corona and a cigarette, Spade shared some insight into his home, art collecting, and life in general.'

When we arrived, he and his wife, Kate, were in spirits that are uncommonly good for a Thursday afternoon-a side effect of a birthday celebration from earlier in the day. Ask your dad.Shady quotes from the article posted by r140, with translation:

'This has nothing to do with you,' sources told the website the note read. Page Six reports that the note Kate left at the scene of her death was addressed only to her daughter, and that is suggested her husband would know why she had taken her own life. Sources told People Magazine that the pair were 'having relationship problems' before Kate's death and that Andy had even been shopping for a new apartment in Manhattan. However, despite their success in business, new reports allege that the pair was struggling personally, and their marital problems may have even been a contributing factor in Kate's death. before it was acquired by Coach in 2017.Īfter selling the company initially and taking time off to focus on raising their daughter, Kate later returned to design by launching a new brand, Frances Valentine, named after her daughter with Andy, in 2016. The company was initially sold in 2007 to Liz Claiborne, Inc. The faith the couple had in the business and the effort they jointly put in later paid off, as they became a successful brand that has since become a household name in the women’s accessories and apparel markets. In an interview with CNN Money in 2003, Andy revealed he hadn’t left his original job at an ad agency to join the company until 1996, after the company began to prove successful, and even admitted he had withdrawn money from his 401(k) account in order to help the business as it was starting out. Together, the couple launched the company with Kate’s vision of designing the “perfect handbag.”Īccording to the company’s website, the line debuted with six silhouettes, combining “sleek, utilitarian shapes” and “colorful palettes.”Īfter the success found through the handbag line, which still produces new designs today, the company later expanded to include clothing, jewelry, shoes, stationery, eyewear, fragrance, home décor and gifts among its offerings. Before launching the brand in 1993, Kate worked as an accessories editor at Mademoiselle magazine. Kate and Andy Spade met while attending Arizona State University and moved to New York City together in the 1980s. He is the brother of actor and comedian David Spade, who acknowledged news of his sister-in-law's passing by sharing a photo on social media and encouraging others to 'hang on.' Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for the New York Academy of ArtĪndy, with whom Kate launched her world famous brand, has not released a statement about his wife’s death. Here, the couple are pictured attending the Tribeca Ball in New York City on April 4, 2011. She was discovered dead at 55 on June 5, 2018. Kate Spade was married to her husband, Andy, since 1994.

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