Fashion designer Kate Spade has been found dead from an apparent suicide in New York, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. She was 55.
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Spade's legacy on fashion and business was already cemented before her death. The Missouri native worked her way up through the ranks of fashion and turned her name, clothing and accessories into an recognizable, international brand with hundreds of stores around the world.
People in Central Florida took to social media to grieve and reflect on her death: