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
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.
forehead nice
I thought I had a Post-it on my forehead that said, 'Be nice to this girl.
area biggest growth middle
Our biggest growth area is in the Middle East.
appealing customers
Grown-up clothes are more appealing because customers need to be able to project themselves into them.
borrowed came laptop
I borrowed a creaky laptop from my husband, went into the web, and never came back.
work
I don't work out but generally I am fit, which is why I don't work out.
love
I love contemporary culture. Even the stuff I don't like.
assumption false money people time
It's a false assumption that people with a lot of money have a lot of free time to shop.
famous people
My father always had people around the house who were famous psychics.
brands environment
Net-a-porter is an environment where a woman can really indulge, browsing through more than 160 brands in our fashion playground.
mr offers
Net-a-Porter offers catwalk fashion and trend-driven shopping, but for Mr Porter, while fashion is still important, style is key.
people
People ask if I walk around and pinch myself. Yes, I do.
Pregnancy is a very creative phase for me.
The interesting thing about London is that there are always stylish surprises around every corner.