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Friendship and Loss: Elyce Arons Remembers Kate Spade

6/4/2025

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Elyce Arons' poignant memoir, "We Might Just Make It After All," delves into her deep, 40-year friendship with the vibrant Kate Spade, who sadly took her own life in 2018. Arons paints a vivid picture of Spade's magnetic personality, highlighting the stark contrast between their roots—Arons as a humble farm girl and Spade as the epitome of Midwestern elegance.

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Story summary

Elyce Arons' poignant memoir, "We Might Just Make It After All," delves into her deep, 40-year friendship with the vibrant Kate Spade, who sadly took her own life in 2018. Arons paints a vivid picture of Spade's magnetic personality, highlighting the stark contrast between their roots—Arons as a humble farm girl and Spade as the epitome of Midwestern elegance.