Net-a-Porter – Charm

Inside the ugly Net-a-Porter split that’s shocking the fashion industry

In June, Net-a-Porter founder Natalie Massenet, 60, walked the red carpet at the Tribeca Festival in New York City. She looked chic as she smiled for photographers in a sleek black midi dress and Valentino kitten heels, but privately, her life was in disarray. Weeks earlier, Massenet had discovered that her romantic partner of nearly 15…

3 Female Designers on Creating the Clothes Women Actually Want in 2025

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One of Maria McManus’s customers—a “fabulous L.A. woman,” as the Irish-bred, New York-based designer describes her—recently confided to her that she has two dry cleaners: one whom she entrusts with her Maria McManus clothes, and one for the rest of her wardrobe. “I’m sure she owns incredible brands,” McManus says. “So I was deeply honored…