Harry Brant: Son of Stephanie Seymour

Born	1996
Died	January 17, 2021, age 24
Nationality	American
Profession	Model, writer, socialite
Known for	Fashion modeling, MAC Cosmetics collaboration, writing for Interview magazine
Parents	Stephanie Seymour and Peter M. Brant
Siblings	Peter Brant Jr., Lily Margaret Brant, Dylan Thomas Andrews (maternal half-brother)

Harry Brant was an American model, writer, and socialite who occupied a visible corner of New York’s fashion world during his short life. Born in 1996 to supermodel Stephanie Seymour and businessman and art collector Peter M. Brant, he grew up surrounded by fashion, publishing, and the art world. He was building his own creative identity when he died on January 17, 2021, at age 24, from an accidental prescription-drug overdose.

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Who Was Harry Brant?

Harry grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, in a household deeply connected to fashion and culture. His mother, Stephanie Seymour, was one of the defining supermodels of the 1990s. His father, Peter M. Brant, is a prominent businessman, publisher, and art collector who owned Interview magazine, one of the most recognized names in fashion and culture publishing.

Those connections gave Harry early exposure to the fashion world, but he was genuinely drawn to it on his own terms. As a teenager he was already contributing writing to Interview and making appearances at New York fashion events. Contemporary coverage consistently described him as a socialite and creative figure rather than simply a celebrity child following in a parent’s footsteps.

His public presence centered on fashion, beauty, and the New York social scene. He was close to his brother Peter Brant Jr., and the two became known as the Brant Brothers — a pairing that defined much of Harry’s public identity.

His Work in Modeling and Fashion

Harry’s modeling work was selective rather than prolific. He appeared in Italian Vogue, one of the most prestigious fashion publications in the world, and worked with Balmain, the French luxury fashion house. Those appearances placed him within serious fashion circles, though his profile in the industry was closer to that of a fashion-world figure than a conventionally working model.

As a teenager, he also contributed writing to Interview magazine. The publication had long been associated with his father and carried real weight in the fashion and arts world. Harry reportedly hoped to grow his involvement in its creative direction. His interest in writing suggested a broader creative ambition beyond modeling alone.

The Brant Brothers MAC Cosmetics Collaboration

Among Harry’s most documented independent projects was a makeup and beauty collaboration he developed with his brother Peter Brant Jr. in partnership with MAC Cosmetics. The project, which began around 2014 to 2015, positioned the brothers as advocates for gender-neutral beauty at a time when that conversation was just beginning to take hold in mainstream fashion culture.

The Brant Brothers collection for MAC reflected both Harry and Peter’s shared interest in cosmetics and fashion without conventional gender boundaries. It was widely covered in fashion media and became one of the most cited examples of Harry’s creative work. For many who followed his career, the MAC collaboration represented what he was capable of as a creative collaborator — someone with a genuine point of view, not just a famous last name.

The Brant and Seymour Family

Harry was the younger son of Stephanie Seymour and Peter M. Brant. His older brother, Peter Brant Jr., was his closest collaborator and, by most accounts, a constant presence in his life. The two shared not only a professional partnership through the MAC project but also a highly public social profile in New York fashion circles. Harry also had a younger sister, Lily Margaret Brant.

Through his mother, Harry had a maternal half-brother, Dylan Thomas Andrews, Seymour’s son from her earlier relationship with guitarist Tommy Andrews. Peter M. Brant also has children from a prior marriage, giving Harry a broader extended family connected to two prominent households.

The family’s ties to both the fashion world and the art world shaped Harry’s upbringing and his creative interests. Whether through Italian Vogue, MAC Cosmetics, or the pages of Interview, his work consistently reflected an environment where fashion and culture were part of daily life from an early age.

Harry Brant’s Death and His Family’s Response

Harry Brant died on January 17, 2021. He was 24 years old. His parents confirmed in a public statement that the cause was an accidental overdose of prescription medication. They also shared that Harry had struggled with addiction and that he had been just days away from entering a rehabilitation program when he died.

The statement was unusually candid. Stephanie Seymour and Peter M. Brant did not obscure the circumstances. They spoke openly about addiction and about their son’s intention to seek treatment, which added weight to what was already devastating news for anyone who had followed Harry’s work or his family.

News of his death was widely reported across fashion media and general news outlets. Tributes from the fashion world reflected the mark he had made — not as a peripheral figure riding his parents’ fame, but as someone genuinely known within the industry for his own collaborations and personality.

His family continued to honor his memory publicly in the months and years after his death. For readers who want broader coverage of the fashion world Harry moved through, First Business Mag covers culture and public figures across industries.

Harry Brant left behind a short but real body of work — fashion appearances, writing, and a beauty collaboration that was ahead of its time. He was still developing as a creative figure when he died. What he had already done, alongside his brother and within the fashion world, offered a genuine glimpse of who he was beyond the family he was born into.