![]() In 2006, a year after their first and only child was born, the Spades sold their stake in Kate Spade New York, the design label they had built together with friend Elyce Arons in 1993. They continued to be involved in the men's label they founded in 1999, Jack Spade. "My grandfather, father, brother and my daughter’s name is Frances." Frances Beatrix Spade Has Two Appeared In Movies. She is active on Instagram with the name bea.spade. "Frances is a longtime family name on my dad’s side," Kate said. Update Designer Kate Spade was found dead in her New York City apartment on Tuesday, leaving behind her familyand her latest fashion venture, shoe and handbag collection, Frances Valentine. Her parents gave her a family name, as Kate explained to Women's Wear Daily during an interview in 2015. ![]() Kate, Andy and Frances Beatrix Spade at the Jack Spade Fall 2007 Collection at Jack Spade Showroom in New York City. The 55-year-old was found dead in the bedroom of her family’s New York apartment about 10am Tuesday morning local time after she took her own life.Īccording to the Associated Press, Kate left behind a note which contained a message to her 13-year-old daughter, Frances Beatrix Spade, telling her not to blame herself.įrances, known to her family and friends as Bea, was born in February 2005 to Kate and her husband Andy Spade. Above her, what appear to be self portraits hang, showing her artistic growth over time. 7, 2015 photo, during which she looks up at the camera while clad in a yellow bow and striped tee. Although the couple founded the Kate Spade New York brand together, they sold their stake in 2005 so they could spend more time with Bea (via Town and Country ). (Photo: Instagram/Andrew Spade) Growing up in front of the world's eye, Frances is the spitting image of her mom in this Sept. While the fashion world mourns entrepreneurial designer Kate Spade, her daughter and husband are grieving their mother and wife. Tragically, the fashion designer died by suicide in June 2018, leaving behind her husband and business partner, Andy Spade, and their daughter, Frances Beatrix 'Bea' Spade, who is now 15.
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