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RIP Kate Spade: Fashion insiders say she was ‘a major alcoholic’
Fashion industry sources say Kate Spade was “a major alcoholic” whose marriage and life was spiraling out of control well before her suicide.
The handbag designer took her own life in her home. Her body was found by a housekeeper on Tuesday morning.
A suicide note led investigators to believe her fractious marriage to Andy Spade had precipitated her decline.
She and Andy had been living separately for 10 months.
Fashion industry sources told the New York Post that Spade’s drinking had been a problem before the split.
One insider called her “a major alcoholic.”
Why is it that no one in the fashion industry is speaking to the fact that her husband Andy is an even far worse alcoholic? Could it be because he is alive (not dead, yet) and she is not, therefore he still has the ability to possibly line their pockets? I find that disgraceful! And wonder who will raise their young child, as his alcoholism is more severe than hers ever was but he’s just not as sensitive or fragile as she. A shame.
That’s a great point, @Janny. This was such a tragic unfolding of events. We hope her daughter will be able to recover from this.