When Parisian entrepreneur Morgane Sézalory started an online business in the late naughts, no one in the French fashion industry took much notice. Just years later, American brands like Everlane and Glossier would raise millions of dollars in funding on the premise of direct-to-consumer e-commerce, but back then, Sézalory was a true pioneer.
“I was like E.T. — someone coming from another world — for the industry,” Sézalory said….