About Sylvana Ward Durrett
Sylvana Ward Durrett was a film producer.
Sylvana Ward Durrett is a Consumer Tech CEO, formerly director of special projects at Vogue, responsible for organizing the Met Gala for eight years, and is co-founder and CEO of Maisonette.
Durrett was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of actress Rosanna DeSoto and screenwriter David S. Ward. 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.
Durrett is considered one of the driving forces behind the annual Costume Institute Met Gala. She has also worked on The Fashion Fund which focuses on the business aspect of fashion.
In 2017, Durrett founded a children's clothing business, Maisonette.
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