DC: Describe your journey from when you first discovered fashion was your passion to where you are now with Janet Mandell.
JM: My journey started when I was a child. I grew up with a fashionable mother who always dressed to the nines and had a closet full of designer clothing. She always wore red lipstick and a scarf around her neck wherever she went. That was her fashion identity. She was chic and knew how to put pieces together fashionably and was bold in her fashion choices even though her looks may have not of worked on others, she pulled it off with confidence. Growing up, I saved my money for colorful tights and trendy apparel as that has ALWAYS been my passion. I say fashion was in
my blood from the day I was born. I decided to style
myself and portray my looks on Instagram as a hobby and that lead to a business as an influencer and blogger.
I loved that I was able to share my fashion looks and styling
talent, but I disliked the process of running my blog. I am a businesswoman and I’m
incredibly passionate about fashion and I knew I wanted to do more. That eventually led me to start BY FASHIONAHOLIC which I rebranded to JANET MANDELL in May 2019.