Sylvana Ward Durrett was director of special projects at Vogue, responsible for organising 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. ^ a b Satenstein, Liana (30 November 2021). "Maisonette's Sylvana Ward Durrett on the Ultimate Mom Uniform". Vogue. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  6. ^ a b 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.


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