Melanie Ward Invented the Modern Stylist

Melanie Ward invented the idea of the modern stylist: one that picked bits up from everywhere, not just a ‘look’ from a fashion show. It’s no surprise she studied design at St. Martins — how she put clothes together, with a bit of a zip from here and a bit of a cut-up t-shirt from there was groundbreaking. She successfully combined her fashion background with bits and bobs mixing a Gaultier skinny rib with some Levi’s she had taken apart and dyed, one leg a different colour from…