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
certain life needed point realised
I realised at a certain point that if I was going to have the kind of life that I fantasised about, I needed to get my act together.
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.
cereal cry remotely smile touching
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.
acquire appetite invest people
We're seeing a crazy appetite for people to acquire and invest in British businesses.
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.
Pregnancy is a very creative phase for me.
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.