Sylvana Ward Durrett is a media executive, formerly 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.
[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.
[8] In 2017, Durrett founded a children's clothing business, Maisonette.