Natalie Massenet
Natalie Massenet | |
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Massenet at LeWeb at Les Docks Paris conference | |
| Born | Natalie Sara Rooney 13 May 1965 Los Angeles, California, US |
| Nationality | British American |
| Alma mater | UCLA |
| Occupation(s) | Founder and chairman, Net-a-Porter Chair, British Fashion Council |
| Spouse | Arnaud Massenet (divorced) |
| Partner | Erik Torstensson |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | DBE |
Dame Natalie Sara Massenet, DBE (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. In 2018 alongside Nick Brown, she co-founded Imaginary Ventures and became non executive co-chairman at Farfetch.
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".