Natalie Massenet Quotes

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Natalie Massenet

Profession : Businesswoman

Birth : May 13, 1965

Once you start a business, you have to grow it and grow with it - starting a business is not just for Christmas.

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Grown-up clothes are more appealing because customers need to be able to project themselves into them.

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You can get a slouchy woman's tunic at different price points. But if you want a great pair of trousers or a dress with delicate pleating, you're going to have to spend a little more.

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I envision a day when a businesswoman will be having lunch, and then her phone will ring. When she opens it up, she will see an image of the latest Marc Jacobs coat that just arrived in stock. With a click of a button, she can purchase it and then find it waiting for her when she gets back to her office.

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Even if I am predisposed to shop online, I see bricks and mortar as part of marketing.

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Britain has the most creative, dynamic and nimble fashion industry in the world.

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Bling is good.

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The British Fashion Awards gives us the chance to commend not only the winners but celebrate all of the individuals that contribute to the incredible achievements that make London the best fashion destination in the world.

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As a woman, I feel it's important to support causes that are important to my core customer, who is also a woman, as well as causes that resonate with me personally.

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My father always had people around the house who were famous psychics.

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It is a changing world with changing opportunities.

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What seems like a crazy idea today eventually grows. It's a 'with hindsight' thing. One day, someone will turn around and say, 'That was genius.'

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You cannot underestimate the impact the Internet has had on British fashion.

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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.

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I thrive on competition.

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It's a false assumption that people with a lot of money have a lot of free time to shop.

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Pre-Internet, maybe it took six months for a fashion message to get across to a customer base. Fashion messages are now being sent out overnight, simultaneously, to every market in the world.

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You can still wear trousers and show off your ankles - which are a nice body part on everyone.

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Dear London, British fashion is a serious business. The British fashion industry is worth £21bn to the U.K. economy and employs 819,000 people across the country. With your help, we would like to see these numbers rise for the good of our industry, our talented designers, and our reputation worldwide.

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A tendency to focus on art over business has meant that too many designers have failed to make the most of their critical acclaim.

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