Never forget that you only have one opportunity to make a first impression - with investors, with customers, with PR, and with marketing. Natalie Massenet More Quotes by Natalie Massenet More Quotes From Natalie Massenet 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. Natalie Massenet fashionpastmoving 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. Natalie Massenet motherhomekids 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. Natalie Massenet fashioncountrypeople I just wear what I like and lots of it is British. Natalie Massenet british Once you start a business, you have to grow it and grow with it - starting a business is not just for Christmas. Natalie Massenet starting-a-businessstartinggrows I attend Internet conferences all the time, and they literally make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. Natalie Massenet necksinternethair I think the fashion industry was slightly put off by people they didn't know. They were presented with things like 20-gatefold color brochures. Natalie Massenet fashioncolorthinking Part of creating the future is to follow this consumer. Women are working; we've moved the store to the desk. Now though, she's is in the back of a cab with her iPhone or her iPad, she's tweeting an outfit that her friend is wearing and desperately trying to find out where she got her shoes online. Natalie Massenet creatingiphoneshoes Positivity is like a muscle: keep exercising it, and it becomes a habit. Natalie Massenet keepmusclelikehabit 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?' Natalie Massenet goalsyoufuturetime As much as I love to shop online, I also love walking the streets on a beautiful day and seeing what finds I can discover in a small shop or vintage store. Natalie Massenet daywalkingbeautifullove If you want success, be unique. Natalie Massenet youuniquewantsuccess I see ghosts. Natalie Massenet ghostsi-seesee I love contemporary culture. Even the stuff I don't like. Natalie Massenet evenlikeloveculture The interesting thing about London is that there are always stylish surprises around every corner. Natalie Massenet alwaysstylishlondoninteresting People ask if I walk around and pinch myself. Yes, I do. Natalie Massenet askwalkmyselfpeople 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. Natalie Massenet bestcelebratedestinationfashion I am honoured and excited to be taking on the role of chairman of the British Fashion Council. Natalie Massenet rolei-amexcitedfashion Customers want new things, and the way that they get them isn't written in stone. Natalie Massenet stonenewnew-thingsway 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. Natalie Massenet i-amwillthinkyou
