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— kate spade new york (@katespadeny) June 5, 2018

Spade then took time off from leading her namesake brand to raise her daughter. Recently, Spade moved on to launch a new luxury brand, Frances Valentine.

\"I think they [her friends] want people to know she really did pave the way for a lot of what's happening in fashion today,\" Zee said.

TOP STORY: \"I want to be remembered not just as a good businesswoman but as a great friend - and a heck of a lot of fun.\"

Famed designer Kate Spade dead at 55 after committing suicide: https://t.co/4aLMVRKVkp pic.twitter.com/z2C2sMTjnX

— Good Morning America (@GMA) June 6, 2018

We're joined by celebrity stylist and author @mrjoezee, who has known Kate Spade for years. His take on her legacy and how she'll be remembered: pic.twitter.com/UBJxiAv9Zd

— Good Morning America (@GMA) June 6, 2018

\"She was doing stuff nobody did before; to launch this line, to become this female businesswoman who really did a lifestyle brand in a way that became so global and so big. I really think that people should give her kudos for that.\"

If you are in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741-741.

ABC News' Lesley Messer and Joi-Marie McKenzie contributed to this report.

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