Born in London, Bennett is the daughter of a London-based fashion retail entrepreneur, and an Icelandic sculptor mother. She grew up in North West London, and was educated at Kingsbury Green Primary School, Haberdashers" Aske"s School for Girls Elstree and Reading University, where she read Land Management.
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She then trained as a cordwainer at Hackney"s Cordwainers College (now part of the London College of Fashion), and then working for French designer Robert Clergerie, before working on the sales floor of retailers Whistles and Joseph. Because of her equal emphasis on comfort and glamour, Bennett earned the nickname “Queen of the Kitten Heel”. Bennett remained on the board of the company as a non-executive director and retained a stake of about 30 per central
Since setting up, she has won several awards, including: Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award (Consumer Product category) in 2002. Best Women's Footwear Retailer (United Kingdom Footwear Award) in 2003. Veuve Clicquot Businesswoman of the Year in 2004. Entrepreneurs’ Entrepreneur award in 2009. In 2004, Bennett was made an honorary fellow of the London College of Fashion, her alma mater, and she sits on the development council of the University of the Arts London, of which the London College of Fashion is a part. In 2006, Bennett was awarded an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for services to the fashion industry in the New Year Honours list.
