Overview
- Ward's family confirmed her death from cancer on her official Instagram account on Oct. 22.
- Designers, editors and models including Kate Moss, Calvin Klein, Donatella Versace and Kim Jones posted tributes recalling her talent and generosity.
- Her early collaborations with Corinne Day and David Sims helped shape 1990s grunge and introduced a teenage Kate Moss to a wider audience.
- She served as senior fashion editor at Harper’s Bazaar U.S. from 1995 for 14 years, later consulting for Karl Lagerfeld and partnering closely with Helmut Lang.
- She remained active into 2025, with her most recent credited styling appearing in Dior’s Menswear Fall/Winter 2025 campaign.