In a social media post on New Year’s Eve, Ban revealed that she had fallen while skiing at the top of the mountain and was “face-planted”.
As she was wearing a helmet, “it didn’t seem so bad at the time and I was able to ski all the way down,” she said, adding that a ski patrol officer later checked for a concussion. And cleaned it.
But he still had “a bit of a headache” and decided to go to hospital on the advice of a paramedic. She then discovered she was bleeding on the brain, and went in for an emergency craniotomy.
“In the blink of an eye … life can change,” she wrote in the post, alongside a photo of her in bed with her partially shaved head. “There is a long road to recovery ahead but I am a survivor.”
Born in Singapore, Ban worked in New York, London and Paris.
According to her website, her designs have been worn by pop stars Madonna, Beyonce, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Cardi B and Billie Eilish.
On Bling Empire New York in 2023, she was part of a cast of Asian American socialites who “bring their fortune — and fashion — to the drama and bring it to life in New York City,” according to Netflix.
In his tribute, Sebastian Ban said he wanted the world to know who his mother was as a person.
“He always had a smile on his face even when times were tough during his recovery process,” she said.
“She is a fighter to the end and the strongest woman I know,” he said.
