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needs. Called to the Bar in 2008, Krystle
has been a practicing corporate lawyer for
the past 9 years.
Although Krystle always aspired to be a
lawyer, she quickly realized it would not
be the sole career that would make her
feel complete for the rest of her life. It was
always a question of what else she could
do. Once she discovered her love for online
blogging, she knew she had to give it a try.
Krystle initially started her Instagram
account in November of 2015, after dis-
covering that this was a productive channel
to express the things she loved most in
life – travel, food and fashion. Krystle’s
account started as her personal account,
posting images of food, family, travel – a
little bit of everything. Krystle had many
little pushes toward what ultimately led to
becoming a full-fledged lifestyle blogger.
Her family and friends were constantly
“You are
not going
to be for
everybody
and you
can’t please
everyone,
so you
have to just
do what
makes you
happy.”
– KRYSTLE
telling her to utilize her writing skills to
express the things she loved online, such
as fashion and food. Every time she would
travel, Krystle wanted an outlet to share
her travel photography. The Instagram
account and blog seemed to combine
everything she loved.
Initially, she tested the waters. She was not
posting every day, but she was still receiv-
ing great engagement and response. After
this successful start, Krystle began creating
consistent content and launched the blog
as an accompaniment to her Instagram
account in February of 2016.
The first thing that stands out about Krys-
tle’s blog is most definitely the clever name
– Dine and Fash. “I took my personal
account and changed it. I always wanted
to change the name and when I thought
of Dine and Fash, I was on the subway. As
soon as I was above ground I checked to
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