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MY STORY

BORN AND RAISED IN BROOKLYN, NY, NOW CALLING LOS ANGELES HOME. MY STORY HAS ALWAYS BEEN INTERTWINED WITH CREATIVITY. I CAN’T REMEMBER A TIME WHEN I WASN’T DESIGNING, SEWING, KNITTING, OR EXPERIMENTING WITH TEXTILES. IT’S LIKE THE LANGUAGE MY SOUL SPEAKS. FROM THE ELEGANCE OF SUNDAY MORNINGS WITH MY GRANDMOTHER, WHERE EVERYONE BROUGHT THEIR BEST TO CHURCH, TO THE RAW ENERGY OF NEW YORK’S HIP-HOP SCENE AS A YOUNG ADULT, FASHION HAS ALWAYS SURROUNDED ME, SHAPED ME, AND INSPIRED ME.

WORKING RETAIL IN SOHO, NYC, WAS ANOTHER CHAPTER OF DISCOVERY. I ABSORBED EVERYTHING—THE CRAFTSMANSHIP, THE STORYTELLING, THE CONNECTION BETWEEN PEOPLE AND WHAT THEY WORE. MY 20 YEARS IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY ALLOWED ME TO GROW AS A STYLIST AND MANAGER FOR BRANDS LIKE JOHN VARVATOS, STELLA MCCARTNEY, CELINE, AND PAUL SMITH. EACH STEP WAS A LESSON, EACH EXPERIENCE SHARPENING MY EYE FOR DESIGN AND MY HEART FOR UNDERSTANDING WHAT PEOPLE TRULY DESIRE.

BUT THE IDEA FOR BYIDOL DIDN’T COME TO ME IN A CONFERENCE ROOM OR DURING A PHOTOSHOOT. IT WAS BORN IN THE STILLNESS OF THE PANDEMIC. WHILE THE WORLD SEEMED TO STOP, MY CREATIVITY FOUND NEW LIFE. BYIDOL—BECAUSE OF YOU, I DREAM OF LOVE—BECAME A WAY TO CHANNEL EVERYTHING I AM. “IDOL” REPRESENTS GOD, AND FOR ME, GOD IS LOVE. EVERY PIECE I DESIGN CARRIES THAT INTENTION, THAT DIVINE LOVE, AND LIGHT. IT’S A REMINDER OF THE STRENGTH WE INHERIT FROM ABOVE AND THE BEAUTY WE SHARE WITH THE WORLD.

THE ZOE COLLECTION

MY DAUGHTER, ZOE, IS MY LIFE, MY INSPIRATION, AND THE MUSE FOR BYIDOL’S DEBUT COLLECTION. HER NAME MEANS “LIFE,” AND EACH BAG IN THE COLLECTION REFLECTS A CHAPTER OF THE LIFE JOURNEY—ROOTED IN GROWTH, RESILIENCE, AND PURPOSE.

THE SEED BAG: THIS MICRO BAG IS WHERE LIFE BEGINS. IT’S THE SEED OF AN IDEA, A DREAM, OR A JOURNEY. SMALL BUT SIGNIFICANT, IT’S A PIECE THAT FEELS AS PRECIOUS AS JEWELRY.
THE ZOE BAG: LIFE IS MOVEMENT, ADVENTURE, AND EXPERIENCE. THE MEDIUM-SIZED ZOE BAG IS YOUR PERFECT COMPANION FOR THE JOURNEY. ITS UNIQUE LAY-FLAT FEATURE MAKES IT EFFORTLESSLY CHIC AND PRACTICAL FOR TRAVEL.
THE PURPOSE BAG: THE LARGEST IN THE COLLECTION, THIS BAG REPRESENTS FULFILLMENT—THE STRENGTH TO LIVE OUT YOUR PURPOSE. CRAFTED FROM DURABLE LEATHER, IT’S BUILT TO ENDURE, JUST LIKE US WHEN WE WALK IN OUR CALLING.

BYIDOL IS MORE THAN A BRAND. IT’S A LOVE LETTER—TO LIFE, TO PURPOSE, TO THE DIVINE LIGHT WITHIN US ALL. EVERY PIECE I CREATE IS MEANT TO INSPIRE AND REMIND YOU OF THE BEAUTY AND STRENGTH YOU CARRY. THIS IS MY STORY. THIS IS OUR STORY.

MY VISION

EVERY DETAIL MATTERS. PRECISION IS THE FOUNDATION, INNOVATION IS THE HEARTBEAT, AND

SUSTAINABILITY IS THE PROMISE. THESE VALUES GUIDE EVERYTHING I DO. I WANT EACH BAG TO FEEL LIKE MORE THAN AN ACCESSORY—IT SHOULD FEEL LIKE AN EXTENSION OF WHO YOU ARE, A SYMBOL OF LIGHT AND LOVE THAT FITS EFFORTLESSLY

INTO YOUR LIFE.

SUSTAINABILITY IS A COMMITMENT I HOLD DEEPLY. NOTHING IS WASTED. EVERY SCRAP OF MATERIAL IS TRANSFORMEDE

INTO A UNIQUE PIECE THAT TELLS ITS OWN STORY OR INTO ART THAT REDEFINES WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH “LEFTOVERS.” IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT THE BAGS—IT’S ABOUT HONORING THE PROCESS, RESPECTING THE RESOURCES, AND CREATING WITH CARE FOR THE EARTH.

BYIDOL REPRESENTS LOVE, LIGHT, AND THE BEAUTY OF THOUGHTFUL DESIGN. IT’S MY WAY OF COMBINING CRAFTSMANSHIP WITH PURPOSE, CREATING SOMETHING THAT NOT ONLY ELEVATES PERSONAL STYLE BUT ALSO STANDS AS A TESTAMENT TO WHAT’S POSSIBLE WHEN INTENTION MEETS

ARTISTRY. THIS IS MY HEART. THIS IS BYIDOL.

SUSTAINABILITY IS A COMMITMENT I HOLD DEEPLY. NOTHING IS WASTED. EVERY SCRAP OF MATERIAL IS TRANSFORMED, EITHER INTO A UNIQUE PIECE THAT TELLS ITS OWN STORY OR INTO ART THAT REDEFINES WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH “LEFTOVERS.” IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT THE BAGS—IT’S ABOUT HONORING THE PROCESS, RESPECTING THE RESOURCES, AND CREATING WITH CARE FOR THE EARTH.

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