OUR STORY​
BYIDOL WAS FOUNDED BY CHIMERE INGRAM, A BROOKLYN NATIVE WHO NOW RESIDES IN LOS ANGELES, CA. CHIMERE, A CREATIVE BY NATURE, HAS ALWAYS FOUND HERSELF EXPERIMENTING WITH DESIGN, SEWING, KNITTING, AND TEXTILE DESIGN. FASHION SURROUNDED HER FROM AN EARLY AGE, WHETHER IT WAS ATTENDING CHURCH WITH HER GRANDMOTHER AND SEEING SUNDAY'S BEST OR IMMERSING HERSELF IN NEW YORK'S HIP HOP SCENE AS A YOUNG ADULT. HER RETAIL EXPERIENCE IN SOHO, NYC, PROVIDED FURTHER EXPOSURE AND INSPIRATION. WITH 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, SHE HAS WORKED AS A STYLIST AND MANAGER FOR ESTEEMED BRANDS LIKE JOHN VARVATOS, STELLA MCCARTNEY, CELINE, AND PAUL SMITH.​
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THE INCEPTION OF BYIDOL TOOK PLACE DURING THE PANDEMIC. WHILE ISOLATION HAD A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON MANY, IT SPARKED A CREATIVE REBIRTH FOR CHIMERE. BYIDOL STANDS FOR "BECAUSE OF YOU I DREAM OF LOVE." IN OUR PHILOSOPHY, "IDOL" REPRESENTS GOD, AND GOD IS LOVE. CHIMERE BELIEVES THAT THIS DIVINE LOVE SHINES THROUGH HER AND EVERYONE ELSE. WHEN CREATING, SHE INFUSES HER DESIGNS WITH THE INTENTION OF GOD’S LOVE IN EACH PIECE.​​​​
COLLECTION
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THE DEBUT COLLECTION, APTLY NAMED THE ZOE COLLECTION, IS INSPIRED BY CHIMERE'S DAUGHTER, ZOE, WHOSE NAME MEANS "LIFE." THE COLLECTION FEATURES THREE DISTINCT BAGS, EACH SYMBOLIZING DIFFERENT STAGES AND MEANINGS OF LIFE:
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THE SEED BAG: THIS MICRO BAG REPRESENTS THE PLANTING OF A SEED, SIGNIFYING THE BEGINNING OF LIFE AND GROWTH. IT IS A COMPACT YET POWERFUL STATEMENT PIECE, MAKING IT FEEL LIKE JEWELRY.
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THE ZOE BAG: A MEDIUM-SIZED BAG, IDEAL FOR THE STYLISH TRAVELER. THIS BAG SYMBOLIZES LIFE AND ITS JOURNEY, MAKING IT THE PERFECT COMPANION FOR ANY ADVENTURE. THE LAY-FLAT FEATURE MAKES FOR CONVENIENT TRAVEL IN YOUR LUGGAGE.
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THE PURPOSE BAG: THE LARGEST IN THE COLLECTION, THE PURPOSE BAG EMBODIES THE SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF ONE'S LIFE PURPOSE. IT IS DESIGNED WITH DURABLE LEATHER, CHOSEN TO WITHSTAND THE CHALLENGES OF LIFE, MUCH LIKE THE STRENGTH REQUIRED TO FULFILL ONE'S PURPOSE. THE LAY-FLAT FEATURE ADDS TO ITS VERSATILITY AND PRACTICALITY.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
BYIDOL IS A BRAND THAT EMBODIES LIGHT—GOD'S LIGHT. WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER AND STRENGTH INHERITED FROM THIS DIVINE SOURCE. EACH BAG IS MADE WITH INTENTION. OUR AIM IS TO CREATE CLASSIC, TIMELESS LUXURY BAGS THAT ATTRACT ATTENTION IN A SUBTLE YET SOPHISTICATED WAY. EACH BAG IS CRAFTED WITH PRECISION, INNOVATION, AND SUSTAINABILITY IN MIND.
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OUR MISSION
OUR MISSION IS TO ACHIEVE COMPLETE SUSTAINABILITY. WE ARE COMMITTED TO A "NO SCRAPS LEFT BEHIND" POLICY, ENSURING THAT NO MATERIAL GOES TO WASTE. EVERY PIECE OF MATERIAL IS REPURPOSED INTO ONE-OF-A-KIND BAGS OR TRANSFORMED INTO ART. BYIDOL IS DEDICATED TO CREATING WELL-CRAFTED, ECO-FRIENDLY BAGS THAT NOT ONLY ELEVATE YOUR STYLE BUT ALSO HONOR OUR COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
JOIN US ON THIS JOURNEY OF LOVE, LIGHT, AND LUXURY WITH BYIDOL.