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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. "

Natalie Massenet

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" Net-a-porter is an environment where a woman can really indulge, browsing through more than 160 brands in our fashion playground. "

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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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Support

Woman

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

" Audrey Hepburn has influenced me. "

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Influenced

Audrey

" When I'm working, I have a hard time switching off, and when I'm not working, I have a hard time thinking of ever wanting to work again. "

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Accidental

Entrepreneur

" 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. "

" I'm the laziest person I know. "

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Person

Know

" 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. "

" Twice I let people talk me out of good ideas. "

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Talk

Twice

" 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. "

" The only time I can't sleep is on a plane, when I am literally keeping it in the air with my brain. "