On June 5, 2018, celebrated handbag designer Kate Spade wasfound deadin her New York City apartment.

Spade’s story sounds like the plot of a movie a fact which she was well-aware.

Spade joked with Raz, saying that story was “the end scene of [her] movie.”

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But the beginning of Spade’s movie would be even more interesting.

Here’s the untold truth of Kate Spade.

Even more shocking were the reports of how exactly she died suicide by hanging.

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Spade was announced dead at scene.

“I still have it.

Holding Kate’s family, friends, and loved ones in my heart.”

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The company’s Twitter accountposted: “We honor all the beauty she brought into this world.”

“It was probably one moment of despair.”

Whenever a person passes away unexpectedly, it’s only natural to wonder how or why they died.

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This is especially true if said person happens to be a well-known public figure.

“I can’t answer what that was.”

“Kate was upset by the way the fashion community treated her,” Shuter said.

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Shuter toldExtra, “[Spade was] longing for a world that didn’t exist anymore.”

I would have called it Channel."

Spade simply thanked her.

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“Kate was always so extremely kind when she came in,“Bollier said.

Andy worked in the men’s department.

“One day, his car broke down,” Kate told Raz.

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“He asked me for a ride home.

And we really started off as really great friends.”

Spade joined the publishing giant as an assistant after graduating from college.

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Luckily, typing wasn’t exactly a necessary skill for the position.

Instead, Spade found herself tying models' shoes and getting snacks for stylists.

“It was a lot of work I’ll say that,” said Spade.

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Microsoft, Mattel, Apple, Amazon, and even Google werestarted in garages.

“Andy and I were out, honestly, at a Mexican restaurant.

[…] And he just said, what about handbags?

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“And he said, why not?

How hard can it be?

He regrets those words,” she said, laughing.

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Despite this, Spade recalled that she wanted to throw in the towel.

“[We’d] already spent $4,000.

I’m not a gambler,” Spade told Raz.

Rachel Brosnahan

But Andy pushed her to keep going and the rest, as they say, is handbag history.

With the announcement of her new venture, the designer also announced her new name Kate Valentine.

Spade’s niece, Rachel Brosnahan, is the titular star as the show.

After her aunt’s untimely death, Brosnahantook to Instagramto share a sweet video of Spade from happier times.

“Hug your loved ones extra tight today,” the star captioned the photo.