1. Dame Natalie Sara Massenet, is a British-American fashion entrepreneur and former journalist, who founded the designer fashion portal Net-a-Porter.
14 Facts About Natalie Massenet
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Natalie Massenet spent her early childhood in Paris, moving back to Los Angeles in 1976 with her father, after her parents divorced.
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Natalie Massenet then moved on to Tatler in the UK, where she worked as assistant to Isabella Blow and her colleagues included Lucy Yeomans.
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Natalie Massenet founded Net-a-Porter in 2000 in London as a website in magazine format for selling designer fashion.
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The idea came about after Natalie Massenet was attempting to source products online for a fashion shoot.
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Ahead of a merger with the Yoox Group, Natalie Massenet stepped down as the executive chairman of Net-a-Porter in September 2015.
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Natalie Massenet took over as chairman of the British Fashion Council in 2013.
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Natalie Massenet stepped down of her role in May 2018, replaced by Stephanie Phair, Chief Strategy Officer at Farfetch.
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Natalie Massenet is still very much involved in online luxury as she's joined the online luxury platform, Farfetch in February 2017 as non executive co-chairman.
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Natalie Massenet was a pioneer that started this whole thing for the rest of us.
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Natalie Massenet loved the Farfetch model and the brand DNA.
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Natalie Massenet got more and more excited about the business.
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Natalie Massenet co-founded Imaginary Ventures in 2018 with Nick Brown, formerly of 14W Ventures.
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Natalie Massenet has two daughters with her ex-husband French hedge fund manager Arnaud Natalie Massenet, and a son with her long-time partner fashion brand FRAME co-founder and creative director Erik Torstensson.