Fashion icon Kate Spade was found dead in her Park Avenue apartment Tuesday.
She was 55 years old.
Spade was found hanging from a red scarf on a bedroom door by a housemaid, law enforcement officials said. Police believe she committed suicide by hanging herself.
She reportedly left a suicide note behind.
Spade leaves behind a husband, Andrew Spade, and a daughter, Frances Beatrix Spade, 13.