Sylvana Ward Durrett

Sylvana Ward Durrett is a Consumer Tech CEO, formerly director of special projects at Vogue , responsible for organizing the Met Gala for eight years, ^{[1] [2]} and is co-founder and CEO of Maisonette. ^[3]

Durrett was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of actress Rosanna DeSoto and screenwriter David S. Ward.^{[ citation needed ]} She graduated from Princeton University in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in English literature and began her career at Vogue as an assistant to editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. ^[4]

Durrett is considered one of the driving forces behind the annual Costume Institute Met Gala. ^{[5] [6]} She produced and appeared in the film The First Monday in May about the work that goes into the Gala. ^[7] She has also worked on The Fashion Fund which focuses on the business aspect of fashion. ^[8]

In 2017, Durrett founded a children's clothing business, Maisonette. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. Times, Fashion (26 May 2016). "Met Gala Chief Planner Departing Vogue; Sylvana Ward Durrett To Reportedly Start New Business".
2. "I've Planned the Met Gala for the Last 8 Years. Here's What I've Learned". May 2017.
3. "Anna Wintour, Keri Russell Celebrate New Kids Fashion Website for the Vogue Set". The Hollywood Reporter . 15 May 2017.
4. "Sylvana Soto-Ward, Adam Durrett". The New York Times. August 2009.
5. Satenstein, Liana (30 November 2021). "Maisonette's Sylvana Ward Durrett on the Ultimate Mom Uniform". Vogue. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
6. Brannigan, Maura (15 October 2018). "How Sylvana Ward Durrett Went From Planning the Met Gala to Launching Maisonette, the Net-a-Porter of Childrenswear". Fashionista. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
7. Cox, Gordon (22 February 2016). "Tribeca Film Festival to Open With Met Museum Documentary 'The First Monday in May'".
8. "Sylvana Ward Durrett". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-10-31.