Lauren Santo Domingo
Lauren Santo Domingo (née Davis; born February 28, 1976) is an American entrepreneur, magazine editor, and socialite. She is the co-founder and Chief Brand Officer of online fashion retailer Moda Operandi. Early life. Santo Domingo, the daughter of Ronald V. Davis, the former CEO of the Perrier Group of America, and Judy Davis, an artist, grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut. As a model in her teens, she appeared in "Sassy" frequently, as well as in several commercials, including a Japanese TV spot with Brad Pitt. She attended the Kent School and graduated from the University of  Southern California with a degree in history in 1998. After graduation, she moved to Paris. Professional career. Lauren began her career in the fashion closet at "Vogue" as a fashion assistant. She worked her way up to associate fashion editor and later sittings editor, focusing on the American designer market. She then worked as the PR director for Paris-based label J. Mendel, helping to launch the brand's ready-to-wear collection. She later led the PR department of Carolina Herrera for the Puig Group. Santo Domingo returned to "Vogue" in 2005 as a contributing editor, where she remains  as of 2018. As a former American "Vogue" editor, Lauren set out to create a platform that would allow women to shop from complete designer collections – a benefit only offered to editors or stylists at the time. In February 2011, Lauren launched Moda Operandi with Áslaug Magnúsdóttir, changing the way the fashion industry and people shop. The company now has more than 300 employees across eight offices globally, and has raised nearly $300m in funding from top-tier investors. Personal life. Considered one of the "100 most influential New Yorkers of the past 25 years" by "The New  York Observer", Santo Domingo was inducted into "Vanity Fair"'s International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 2017. Lauren is a fundraiser for Democratic political candidates, such as Hillary Clinton, Joe Kennedy, and Kamala Harris. She is married to Colombian businessman Andrés Santo Domingo, who is the youngest son of Colombian business magnate Julio Mario Santo Domingo, and the co-owner of independent record label Mexican Summer. The couple met in 1998 in Paris. Santo Domingo lives in New York City with her husband and their two children. Wedding. Her wedding to Andrés Santo Domingo in Cartagena, Colombia, on  January 8, 2008, was deemed “the wedding of the year” by "Vogue" on the cover of that year's March issue, and a ten-page spread of the nuptials was shot by Arthur Elgort and featured in the magazine. Her nine bridesmaids each wore a dress created by a different designer, and Santo Domingo wore two custom dresses by Olivier Theyskens for Nina Ricci. A portrait of Santo Domingo in her wedding dress was the cover image of "Vogue Weddings: Brides, Dresses, Designers", a coffee table book edited by Hamish Bowles and Vera Wang.