“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.”

American and British fashion entrepreneur and former journalist

Dame Natalie Sara Massenet is an American and British fashion entrepreneur and former journalist. She founded the designer fashion retailer Net-a-Porter and became a prominent figure in contemporary fashion. From 2013 to 2017, she served as chairman of the British Fashion Council. In 2018, she co-founded Imaginary Ventures with Nick Brown and took on the role of non-executive co-chairman at Farfetch.