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How one woman became Hollywood’s red carpet weapon
Nov 26, 2020
For her family’s annual Christmas Eve party in 2019, Kourtney Kardashian wore a jaw-dropping Tom Ford x Gucci dress .
Her curves were draped in floor-trailing, supple red satin, the bodice’s corseted cinch surrendering to sultry surprise in the form of a lower-back cutout.
“I sourced the [Tom Ford-Gucci] 2003 runway gown from Janet Mandell, who has been buying museum archives for the last 10 years,” her stylist, Dani Michelle , revealed to Vogue at the time.
“Just as we have brand showrooms for current designers, I have a network of archival vintage collectors.”
Michelle isn’t alone. Rental services have become the ultimate asset for stylists looking for a local middleman between luxury fashion houses and vintage retailers. But it’s Mandell’s unparalleled eye that has elevated her above the rest.
Michelle, who has been styling since 2008 and now counts Kristin Cavallari, Kendall and Kylie Jenner, alongside Kourtney Kardashian, as clients, claims Mandell is now one of her first ports of call.
In fact, the Gucci by Tom Ford gown sourced from Mandell and donned by Kardashian is one of her “favorite dresses on a favorite client.”
“[Janet and I] have a similar vision of what’s ‘cool’ and incredible, so I always love her buy,” Michelle tells Coveteur.
It was never Mandell’s intention to derive a business from her personal wardrobe, but it became the only practical route when her collection was the consistent envy of her entire cohort.
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