During college, he and a friend founded the advertising firm Spade & Hannawell, which was named one of Arizona's Top 10 New Companies in 1987.
[3][4] Spade started his career in advertising working on brands including Coca-Cola, Lexus, and Paul Stuart[5] before leaving his job in 1996 to join his wife's business.
In 2008, he established Partners & Spade, a storefront and studio on Lafayette Street in the NoHo neighborhood of lower Manhattan.
In 2013, he launched a collection of loungewear, Sleepy Jones, with Anthony Sperduti and Chad Buri.
The statement said that Kate "suffered from depression and anxiety for many years" but had been seeking medical treatment.