30/11/2020
You may recognise this stylish lady Lydia from your feed and but did you know ...Lydia, born in Ethiopia, is a partner at a leading intellectual property law firm, a passionate jewellery designer, a wife, a mother to two fierce daughters and a full-blown fashionista.
Lydia has championed countless court and trademark office decisions and also secured one of the first criminal convictions for trademark infringement in Chile.
When Lydia is not protecting some of the world’s most well-known and beloved brands, she is creating bold, unique jewellery under her Birabiro brand, inspired by the beauty and imperfection of nature and her birthplace Ethiopia. Lydia is also one of the 36 women featured in my book and we discuss her incredibly inspiring life to date.
In this episode we also chat about:
💕 Living in New York during the COVID pandemic, her new appreciation of Central Park, nature and Harlem and spending more time with her children since working from home.
💕 The impact of the recent US political race, The Black Lives Matter movement and the conversations that have arisen in her household as a result.
💕 Meeting Style icon at a house party and how they came to be good friends.
💕Lydia’s tips for boosting your confidence through fashion and the impact it can have on our mental state.
💕Her body image journey and how she ended up on billboards across the USA.
💕How Lydia, as a lawyer, manages to express her playfulness, youthfulness and vitality through her style.
💕 Lydia’s process of using creativity as a way to deal with the grief of losing her mother this year.
💕 How she is inspired creatively by the incredible
💕 The music, books, films that have impact her life and being her joy.
💕 And finally we shed light on the amazing humanitarian Abebech Gobena and the orphanage she created and why it holds a special place in Lydia’s heart - I know you’re going to enjoy it find wherever you listen to your podcasts.
