Natalie Massenet
Natalie Massenet
Dame Natalie Sara Massenet, DBEis a fashion entrepreneur and former journalist, who founded the designer fashion portal Net-a-Porter. Since 2013, she has been chairman of the British Fashion Council...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth13 May 1965
CountryUnited States of America
acquire appetite invest people
We're seeing a crazy appetite for people to acquire and invest in British businesses.
filling item quite
When you see an item like that, you have to have it because it is filling a void. It is something you didn't know you wanted. It can be quite emotional.
ankles trousers
You can still wear trousers and show off your ankles - which are a nice body part on everyone.
few knows motivating setting
In 13 years of doing my day job, I've learned a few things about motivating people. It's about setting a vision and, as long as everyone knows why they're doing what they're doing, you achieve that vision.
department group kingdom though united
The United Kingdom has traditionally been a very small market, and even though you had such a creative group of designers, they represented a risk to department stores.
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I cry at anything remotely touching - smile at me warmly and I'm off... television also does it, everything from 'X-Factor' to cereal commercials. I cry when I am tired. I also cry when I laugh.
I don't get manicures, pedicures. I don't get my hair done as often as I should.
Don't let the American accent fool you. I am British.
air keeping literally sleep time
The only time I can't sleep is on a plane, when I am literally keeping it in the air with my brain.
The interesting thing about London is that there are always stylish surprises around every corner.
famous people
My father always had people around the house who were famous psychics.
love
I love contemporary culture. Even the stuff I don't like.
decided
When I was at U.C.L.A., I decided I was going to go to Japan and learn Japanese.
belief failure hustle means option positive work
Having the positive belief that it will all be O.K. just means that you hustle and make it work because failure is not even an option in your own mind.