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" Even without an economic downturn, women sometimes want to keep their shopping habits to themselves. "

Natalie Massenet

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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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" I think there will be an increasing convergence between content and commerce, that it will be about following consumers instead of making consumers come to you, and I am especially excited about the various platforms that will allow more and more access to customers. "

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" When I started Net-a-Porter, I knew nothing. And I was pregnant. Starting a new venture and being pregnant for the first time are pretty similar in many ways. If you knew what was going to happen to you, you wouldn't venture down that road. "

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" I believe all positive things and negative things are valuable because they shape you. "

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" We're seeing a crazy appetite for people to acquire and invest in British businesses. "

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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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" The Internet is a gift to fashion. "

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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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" One of my goals is that, at a dinner party some time in the future, someone will say, 'Oh, my nephew is starting a ready-to-wear brand', and 20 people will turn around and say, 'Is he? Can we invest?' in the same way that, now, if you were to say, 'My nephew is starting a mobile app,' everyone would say, 'Oh, smashing! Can I invest?' "

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" Ambition is important. Of course you can't get anywhere without talent, but there are a lot of talented people. To succeed, you have to be the most ambitious talented person. "

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" I think I'm a better mother because of work, because I'm happy. If I wasn't working, I would just be waiting for the kids to come home every day, and living vicariously through their lives. "

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" My dad taught me never to be afraid of what's on the other side of the mountain. "

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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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" To be a designer today is to be an entrepreneur. Whether you're a two-man operation in Shoreditch or a 3,000-person, vertically integrated brand, you need to have the wherewithal to run your business through investment, considering everything from start-up funds to your exit plan or what it takes to go public. "

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" The interesting thing about London is that there are always stylish surprises around every corner. "

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" My experience is in merging extraordinary creative content with innovative global commerce. "

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" Pregnancy is a very creative phase for me. "

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" You can no longer just have a magazine that shows you this glossy impervious image of women - in the studio, artificial, wearing a push-up bra. "

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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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" 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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" People ask if I walk around and pinch myself. Yes, I do. "

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" Bling is good. "

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" I believe that all brands will become storytellers, editors and publishers, all stores will become magazines, and all media companies will become stores. There will be too many of all of them. The strongest ones, the ones who offer the best customer experience, will survive. "

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" Audrey Hepburn has influenced me. "

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" If you want success, be unique. "

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" I think fashion is actually very good training for being in the tech world, because it's all about moving on to the next thing, looking for the next thing, not getting stuck in the past. "

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" I'm supporting the School for Creative Startups because the project's ambition - to boost innovation and the culture of entrepreneurship - is something I feel strongly about. "

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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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