Natalie Massenet
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Dame Natalie Sara Massenet, DBE[4][5] (née Rooney; born 13 May 1965) is a British-American fashion entrepreneur and former journalist, who founded the designer fashion portal Net-a-Porter. From 2013 to 2017, she was the chairman of the British Fashion Council.[6][7] In 2018[8][9] alongside Nick Brown, she co-founded Imaginary Ventures and became non executive co-chairman at Farfetch.[10]
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Natalie Massenet DBE | |
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Born | Natalie Sara Rooney (1965-05-13) 13 May 1965 (age 59) Los Angeles, California, US |
Nationality | British[1] American[1] |
Alma mater | UCLA |
Occupation(s) | Founder and chairman, Net-a-Porter Chair, British Fashion Council |
Spouse | Arnaud Massenet (divorced)[2] |
Partner | Erik Torstensson[3] |
Children | 3 |
Awards | DBE[4][5] |
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Credited by many as changing the way designer fashion is retailed, she has been described by The Observer as: "fashion's favourite self-made success story".[6]