# Sylvana Durrett

> Sylvana Ward Durrett spent eight years producing the Met Gala as Vogue's director of special projects before walking away to build Maisonette, a curated online marketplace for children's clothing, toys and home decor she co-founded in 2017 with fellow Vogue alum Luisana Mendoza de Roccia. She turned a parent's frustration - the missing 'Net-a-Porter for kids' - into a venture-backed consumer company headquartered in Brooklyn, applying the editorial taste and relentless work ethic she absorbed in 14 years at Conde Nast to the messy, fragmented world of kids' retail.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at Maisonette
- **Organizations:** Maisonette, Vogue (former), Conde Nast (former)
- **From:** Los Angeles, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A., English Literature, Princeton University
- **Known for:** Produced the Met Gala for eight consecutive years (2009-2016), helping turn it into a global cultural event, Co-founded and leads Maisonette, a curated children's marketplace serving ages 0-12, Named to Inc.'s 2019 Female Founders 100 list

## Career timeline

- **2003** — Graduated from Princeton University with a degree in English literature
- **2003** — Joined Vogue as an assistant to editor-in-chief Anna Wintour
- **2009** — Became Director of Special Projects at Vogue; began producing the Met Gala
- **2016** — Produced and appeared in the documentary 'The First Monday in May'; left Vogue after ~14 years
- **2017** — Co-founded Maisonette with Luisana Mendoza de Roccia
- **2018** — Maisonette closed a $15M Series A; launched private label Maison Me and editorial platform Le Scoop
- **2022** — Maisonette raised a Series C (reported $15M, last raised October 2022)

## Achievements

- Produced the Met Gala for eight consecutive years (2009-2016), helping turn it into a global cultural event
- Co-founded and leads Maisonette, a curated children's marketplace serving ages 0-12
- Named to Inc.'s 2019 Female Founders 100 list
- Launched Maison Me private label and Le Scoop editorial platform
- Producer credit on the documentary 'The First Monday in May'

## Latest updates

- **2022-10** — Maisonette's most recent reported funding round (Series C), with the company employing roughly 77 people and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.

## Links

- Website: https://maisonette.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylvana-durrett-96683869
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/maisonetteworld
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sylvanitas/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sylvana.warddurrett/

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Last updated: 2026-06-04