We just read on VogueUK.com that our good friend Natalie Massenet, the beautiful fashion editor who grew up in Los Angeles, worked for W and WWD, then went to London to become the fashion editor at Tatler – who then had a good idea for a fashion internet retail site – only to start Net-a-Porter, the best one in the world – just received the MBE in England! Member of the British Empire, or MBE, is reserved for outstanding Brits, like actors, actresses and designers. Burberry’s Christopher Bailey got one, too. Natalie, who is American, but married to a Frenchman, and who’s lived in London for 15 years, wore a white Roland Mouret dress and a headpiece by Philip Treacy. We love her idea of royal chicness – she and Mouret have been friends for years. This is a huge honor, since retailers don’t often get these kinds of awards – let alone internet retailers.
