Sylvana Soto-Ward

[Red Sole]

^^^Thanks for the new photos!!! I love that sweet ivory dress paired with the sexy black boots!!!! *Karma*

 

[Bird of Paradise]

My pleasure Red Sole
The white dress is really beautiful I think is Chanel

 

[Cicciolina]

Thanks for the images!
The first dress in this pic looks like Alberta Ferretti I think.

She looks so cute in the white dress too. I'd assume it's Chanel too since she's at a Chanel event.

Karma to you Bird of Paradise!

 

[Bird of Paradise]

Thanks for the karma Cicciolina
Sylvana looks so cute, and I love the Chanel dress

 

[Bird of Paradise]

Credit: New York Social Diary

 

[Bird of Paradise]

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[Cicciolina]

She's so cute! Those shoes look really familiar.... Lanvin I think?

 

[Bird of Paradise]

Yes you are right, I think her shoes are Lanvin

 

[EvaIntl]

she seems very no-nonsense and cute at the same time, which is a wonderful combination.

 

[ponytrot]

She's cute, but i just can't (even though i'm trying, given the glowing reviews at the beginning of the thead) see what's so special about her style?

It just doesn't *hang* together for me very well, her layering just seems messy or mismatched, and her outfits just seem like a bunch of nice individual pieces put together without a real *eye*.

I'm no Lanphear/Alt/Roitfeld/Battagalia et al. worshipper, (despite loving them) however i always appreciate them for their really distinctive personal styles that just pop - Sylvana's doesn't seem to?

I don't mean to be so critical, but I guess i'm just kind of disappointed by the pictures given what I've heard about her.

 

[Bird of Paradise]

At the CFDA

 

[Cicciolina]

Guest of a Guest

CNet - a still from the 60 minutes interview on Anna Wintour

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From Closet Couture Blog
It comes with an interview too, from Feb 2009 when she was still Accessories Editor.

As the Accessories Editor at Vogue, Sylvana Soto-Ward is responsible for selecting the best and brightest accessories each season to feature in the magazine. Needless to say, her taste is impeccable, and her look is always polished and chic. With New York fashion week quickly approaching, we caught up with Sylvana to find out what she is looking forward to this Spring and how she survives fashion week.


How would you describe your personal style?
I think I subscribe to a downtown-chic look. I like to mix soft, feminine pieces with tough accents and accessories, make pretty frills a bit more modern. I like to mix tailored blazers or fun sequined tops with a casual loose fitting jean and a sexy heel or a floral print chiffon dress with a shrunken leather jacket and booties.

Who is/are your style icons?
I would say Kate Moss. I love her originality and her risk-taking style - it always works!

What is your best and/or worst fashion moment? Worst fashion moment was definitely in college when I thought an aysmmetrial all-suede floor length skirt with a halter top was a great look for a formal - yikes!

Who are your favorite designers?
I love the young designers: Alex Wang, Phillip Lim, Rag and Bone and Proenza Schouler and of course the regulars: YSL, Balenciaga, Chanel, Marc Jacobs ( although I buy much more Marc by Marc) Prada/Miu Miu, Marni...the list goes on and on...

Flats or Heels?
I have quite a heel collection so I try to wear heels a lot. However there is nothing beter than a great flat with a mini-skirt.

What is on your Spring wishlist?
Louboutin lace up sandal heels in tan, floor length summer dresses, Sigerson Morrison summer flats (they are the best!), striped Chloe shoulder bag, add to my collection of Jennifer Fisher gold bangles.

NY Fashion week is upon us, are there any shows that you are you looking forward to seeing?
Always Marc - his shows are always incredibly inspiring whether you like what he does or not. And then my favs, Phillip Lim, Alex Wang, Rag and Bone...the stuff I can actualy afford!

What is the best thing about fashion week? The worst?
The best thing about fashion week are the clothes that come down the runway and seeing what new twists the designers will bring. The second best thing is just the energy level, the fashion industry really comes alive. The worst part is, by far, the SCHEDULE -- too many shows and appointmrnts packed in to each day. It's truly exhausting.

What are you secrets for surviving a Fashion week?
LOTS OF STARBUCKS.

What is your favorite city to shop in?
Paris, I love going to the Parisian stores to get things we cant get here - I'm a huge fan of Et Vous!!

Are there any Spring trends that you are excited about?
The multi-strap tough sandlal heel - it's everywhere and it looks great with EVERYTHING! I'm also excited about the soft, no-hardware hobo bag; I am so over bags that weigh a hundred pounds before you put anything in them! Also, I'm getting more into the idea of a jumpsuit, although it's stretch...
http://www.closetcouture.com/blog/entries/315/

 

[Bird of Paradise]

Sylvana Soto-Ward

Restaurant: The Spotted Pig—right when my favorite dessert, Banoffee, comes back on the menu! And the burger . . . there are no words.

Bar: The Upholstery Store, my cute neighborhood wine bar and the latest from Wallse’s Kate Gutenbrunner. Try the “Freakout” Chardonnay—delicious!”

Boîte: The Jane Hotel. Best dance music ever.

Hotel: The new Ace Hotel is supercool. The plaid-clad lobby is just the place to cozy up with a cup of hot chocolate.

Weekend Getaway: Stonover Farm in the Berkshires (Lenox, Massachusetts). Rent the “School House” cottage—perfect for a couple’s mini-break.

Most Excited For: Halloween and fall tree-lined streets.

Must-Have: My new Helmut Lang leather leggings!!!

Source: style.com/vogue

 

[Cicciolina]

Panache Mag

Park Avenue Peerage

Vogue featured her in their '5 girls 5 looks' section http://www.vogue.com/voguedaily/2009/10/five-days-five-looks-one-girl-sylvana-soto-ward/

 

[Marni]

How Vogue Special-Events Planner Sylvana Soto-Ward Prepares for Monday’s Costume Institute Gala

On the night of Monday, May 3, a red carpet will cover the stairs leading up to the Metropolitan Museum, serving as the entryway for guests of what is considered the city's most fashionable event of the year: Vogue's annual Costume Institute Gala, also known as the Oscars of the East Coast. Behind the planning this year for the first time is 28-year-old Sylvana Soto-Ward, who was promoted from accessories editor at Vogue to special-events planner in July. She has a model's height and figure, and smooth, highlighted brown hair parted down the middle. Teetering in her four-inch gray suede Miu Miu heels just six days before the event at a run-through in the museum, she shows no signs of freaking out. She's only been working on this event for ten months. "I'm shocked the planning started so early, but it does. It takes almost a year. You get two months off and then right back at it," she said.
Each year a fashion label sponsors the ball. Last year it was Marc Jacobs, and the year before Giorgio Armani. But this year it's the Gap. "I think the Gap is perfect for the theme," Soto-Ward says, referring to Costume Institute's new exhibit (what the Gala is meant to inaugurate) devoted to the fashion of American women from 1890 to 1940. "Yes, it's been sort of these high-fashion companies, but particularly in this economy and in this world right now where it's not all about high fashion but it's about the mix and about high-low, you know? It's certainly something we're trying to portray in the magazine and everything else we do," she says. "I think Anna [Wintour] was really looking for support within the industry this year, and sort of saying this downturn is over and we need to show that we're back in full force, and this is sort of the event for the industry." Soto-Ward has been at the museum since seven this morning with her decorator Raul Avilla, and has a Met security badge clipped to her Theory blazer. The lobby of the museum will be lined on either side with a semicircle of around ten "waiters," as Soto-Ward describes them, dressed in cadet-inspire outfits by the Gap. "They're not going to be serving anything, they're meant — the whole reason is so the guests don't go either direction, but also just, you know, as a cool element. Just to see the cool Gap uniforms." Vogue editor Anna Wintour is heavily involved in all stages of the planning. "She's the visionary. I mean everything sort of — the Gala certainly — comes from her brain And from there we're just sort of here to execute and obviously deal — deal!" Soto-Ward explains. At this point, "I'm in her office about 25 times a day." Wintour likes to see things like the waiter uniforms in advance, even if she has no changes. She also signs off on the dresses the Gap is creating for attendees in collaboration with four young designers: Alexander Wang, Sophie Theallet, Thakoon, and Rodarte. (The dresses will be auctioned the day after the Gala to benefit the Costume Institute.)
This year around 600 people will attend — a slightly smaller crowd than last year's roughly 620. "Sometimes things can get too big, and Anna really likes everyone at the party to feel comfortable, like they're having dinner with friends," Soto-Ward explains. She hopes that she's been able to draw a "younger crowd," but quickly hesitates on her phrasing. "I just mean sort of a variation of guests. So not just the regulars but maybe some new names this year and up-and-comers," she says. "There's a lot of representation from the music industry." That includes Lady Gaga, who will attend as Prada's guest.
The number of tables "changes daily, but anywhere between 62 and 66." Though she's memorized the seating chart — designed to align friends and people who don't know each other but who Wintour thinks would like each other — that also changes daily. As 3 p.m. approaches she has to rush back to the office for another seating-chart meeting with Wintour. She'll hopefully go to bed by midnight, and be back at the museum the next day at 8 a.m. to show 50 Vogue staffers what their jobs will be at the Gala. Their duties mostly consist of ushering guests around. "They're not doing any heavy lifting in their heels," Soto-Ward adds.
Though she has been checking every last detail obsessively, there's one thing she won't follow up on. "The rain," she says. "I'm literally not checking the weather, so no one tell me."

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