Colleen Kratofil is the Senior Editor, TV at PEOPLE. Kate Spade, who in 1993 founded her wildly successful namesake label Kate Spade New York, died in her N.Y.C. apartment on Tuesday of an ...

She left PEOPLE in 2023. After Kate Spade’s tragic death on June 5, her family, friends and fans are honoring her legacy while trying to understand the pain that led to the iconic designer’s ...