By Dailymail.com Reporter
Published: 17:56 BST, 4 June 2019 | Updated: 17:56 BST, 4 June 2019
View
comments
June Ambrose is saying sorry after an embarrassing incident which saw her wonder if the late Kate Spade would be attending the CFDA Awards Monday.
Addressing Spade's family, friends, and creative team via social media, the 47-year-old influencer wrote: 'I sincerely apologize to the family and friends of the late Kate Spade, in addition to the team at Kate Spade for having misspoken. I made a mistake and I'm sorry to those I offended.'
Spade tragically took her life in June of 2018 in her New York City apartment, and her widower, Andy, subsequently said the fashion icon had a yearslong battle with depression and anxiety.
Mea culpa: June Ambrose is saying sorry after an embarrassing incident which saw her wonder if the late Kate Spade would be attending the CFDA Awards Monday, pictured
The incident occurred while the designer was interviewing influencer Hannah Bronfman on a livestream from the red carpet at the event at the Brooklyn Museum in New York.
The misunderstanding unfurled during entrances as Bronfman told Ambrose that she wore a Spade dress and accompanied the late designer's team, including creative director Nicola Glass, to the event.
Ambrose said Spade was 'another one of [her] favorite American designers,' asking Bronfman, 'Are you here with Kate? Is she here?'
She asked Bronfman, 'Did you come before her or did she skip by me?' to
