Talented stylist Melanie Ward had an undeniable impact on the fashion industry, and her colleagues and friends are saddened by her passing. Her death was announced on her Instagram account on Thursday, October 23.
“It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our lovely Melanie after a brave battle with cancer. A visionary, radiant, full of light and love,” the caption of the post reads. The post has sparked an outpouring of love from industry greats and from all those whose lives Ward impacted. It is clear from the comments that she was loved by many.
Among the tributes on social media is one from Kate Moss, who considered Ward her friend.
Kate Moss Pays Tribute to Melanie Ward
Moss posted a photo on Instagram of herself embracing Ward. She smiles into the camera. It is a happy moment, and you can almost feel the emotion in the picture. “Darling Mel, From the very beginning until eternity. With love forever, Kate,” the supermodel wrote in the caption.
Fans reacted to the post with supportive messages, sending their condolences and love. “She was always such a fighter very sad to read this,” a comment read. “From the beginning the amazing duo there together,” another person shared. The comment section has also been filled with red heart emojis.
Remembering Melanie Ward
Ward was an accomplished individual, but she is often celebrated for helping launch Kate Moss’s career and for facilitating the rise of the grunge movement. She worked with talented designers and photographers and was the senior fashion editor at the American edition of Harper’s Bazaar. It was a job she had for 14 years, WWD reports.
Ward reflected on her career and her memories with Moss in an essay for Dazed in 2010. “Kate Moss and I would spend freezing afternoons on English beaches,” she wrote. “The whole grunge thing was the polar opposite of what was going on in fashion. At that time, it was all about supermodels, maximalism, even the way the film was processed – but our collaborations were very grainy, raw, and black and white. We would go on appointments with our portfolio and people didn’t know what to make of what we were doing. They said, ‘This isn’t fashion, this is documentary.’ No advertisers would touch us.”
Despite the initial challenges, both Ward and Moss ultimately succeeded, becoming icons of the fashion industry.
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