Seven years on, Elyce Arons still misses Kate Spade. The two pals met in college at the University of Kansas and remained kindred spirits for nearly 40 years. Together, they helped launch Kate Spade New York in the 1990s and had recently started a new accessories brand, Frances Valentine, when Spade took her own life … Read more
Kate Spade’s best friend has opened up about the beloved fashion designer seven years after her shocking suicide. In her upcoming memoir, “We Might Just Make It After All: My Best Friendship With Kate Spade,” Elyce Arons claims that Kate and her husband, Andy Spade, were “trying to work things out” when she took her … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Fall and prep school trends seem to always go hand-and-hand as soon as the temperatures drop and this season it’s incorporating the sporty trend that just doesn’t seem to be graduating anytime soon. The Fall 2024 runways were … Read more
The tragic suicides of Robin Williams in 2014 and of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain in 2018 led to a surge in suicidal thoughts and behaviors among the public, a troubling new report from Columbia University finds. Columbia researchers developed a computer model that estimated the amount of suicidal ideation and the number of suicides that … Read more
Ketchup is now a haute sauce. In the latest collaboration between food and fashion, Kate Spade and Heinz have created a capsule collection celebrating “condiment couture.” While the saucy collection might seem random, the companies claim it’s a “natural fit” that embraces the best parts of both brands. Kate Spade New York and Heinz have … Read more
When John F. Kennedy Jr. proposed to Carolyn Bessette, his girlfriend of two years, in 1995, the onetime Calvin Klein PR woman wasn’t exactly thrilled about the prospect of a fairytale ending with one of the city’s most eligible bachelors. In fact, Bessette’s friend Paul Rowland recalls her being petrified. “She seemed really jittery, and … Read more
Kate Spade New York is under fire for joining forces with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney in a new promotional video for the brand’s spring collection. Mulvaney, 26 — who uses she/they pronouns — posted a clip to TikTok on Tuesday that shows her shopping around Spade’s Rockefeller Center store, fawning over a mini white purse … Read more