BoF Exclusive | Natalie Massenet on the backstory behind Mr Porter

Intelligence | London

[caption id="attachment_13199" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Natalie Massenet in her Net-a-Porter 'living room' 10 June 2010 | Source: BoF"][/caption] LONDON, United Kingdom —"I'm more excited about this than anything we've ever done," says Natalie Massenet about the new Mr Porter menswear shopping destination announced to the fashion world today in Women's Wear Daily. Just when some might have thought she was on cruise control after Richemont stepped in to acquire the majority of the Net-a-Porter business, fashion blogosphere, twittersphere and watercooler conversations were once again fixated on this remarkable woman who — lucky for us — is also our special guest for the next BoF Live Fashion Pioneers event which is already close to selling out only three days after it was…

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Save the Date | Fashion Pioneers, Natalie Massenet, 22 July 2010, London

| Fashion Pioneers

LONDON, United Kingdom — Mark your calendars. In her first live, in-depth interview after Swiss luxury goods group Richemont acquired the online fashion retailer she founded — valuing the business at a cool £350 million — The Business of Fashion is delighted to announce that Natalie Massenet, Founder and Executive Chairman of Net-a-Porter, will be our next Fashion Pioneer at a very special event on 22 July, 2010. In a rare,

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Trapani’s choices, Entrepreneuring women, Lilly Pulitzer’s true colours, UK Property tax hit, Toronto’s troubles

| Daily Digest

Francesco Trapani photographed by Ko Sasaki | Source: NY Times

Strategic changes at Bulgari – Francesco Trapani (Europa Star) “In a watchmaking landscape that is seeing a shuffling of cards (economic crisis, the announcement by Nicolas Hayek that the Swatch Group is stopping distribution of component parts), what is Bulgari’s strategy?” Two women, two businesses, one £450m British success story (Independent) “One began by selling a few posh frocks in cyberspace. The

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Breaking News | Richemont confirms acquisition of Net-a-Porter

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Net-a-Porter screenshot | Source: Net-a-Porter

LONDON, United Kingdom — It’s official and finally confirmed. Net-a-Porter, the world’s pioneering and leading luxury ecommerce retailer has been acquired by Richemont, which was already the largest shareholder in Net-a-Porter prior to the announcement of the transaction this morning, valuing the business at a whopping £350m. Natalie Massenet, Net-a-Porter’s Founder and Executive Chairman has long been a friend

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CEO Talk | Natalie Massenet, Chairman and Founder of Net-a-Porter

| CEO Talk

Natalie Massenet

  LONDON, United Kingdom – When Natalie Massenet talks, people listen. It wasn’t always that way. When Massenet first proposed the idea of selling luxury products online in 1999, she faced more than a few doubters. Nobody doubts her now. Frequently described as one of the most influential women in the fashion business, as Chairman and Founder of NET-A-PORTER, Massenet has built the pre-eminent online luxury

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