Faces behind the Orbasics collection - 5 inspiring women about selflove, personal superpowers and a better future

Meet the faces of the Orbasics Women’s Collection!  We are incredibly proud to have Linda, Juliane, Sanne, Debora and Levinia represent our newly-launched women’s line. Now we want you to get to know them. Meet five inspiring women with different and unique stories, who live their dream, run their own businesses or are just starting out their career.

By the end of this article, you'll understand why we are so in love with each of their personalities, attitudes, and style. We had the best time working with them for our photoshoot, which you can definitely see in the campaign images!

Debora

Name: Débora Liberato
Location: Berlin, Lichtenberg
Job: Sales associate by day, and Team Orbasics by night
Age: 29
Kids: Vincent

Debora is originally from Lisbon with African roots. She is the eldest of three sisters and the one who inherited the artistic vein from her portugese mother. As a child, she was always encouraged to pursue a career in the arts, which led her to study fashion and textile design. Debora moved to Berlin in 2013 and calls this city "home" now. 

When Debora is alone at home, she loves to dance and sing, and she has a guilty pleasure in chocolate. Debora was one of the first team members to join Orbasics and we are extremely blessed to have her at the office and our everyday Orbasics life.

Which 3 words describe you best?
Perfectionist, creative, dreamer.

What is your personal superpower?
Observation.

#SelfLove: what do you love most about yourself?
My organizational skills and my voice.

Who was your childhood hero and who is it today?
Never had one, but the world is full of inspiring people.

If we visit you at home, what would you cook for us?
Portuguese tapas and a chocolate-avocado mousse.

What makes you glow?
Commitment.

What is your happy place?
Home.

What do you enjoy the most about your work?
Teamwork! I'm always amazed to see different talents and skills coming together.

What is your favourite Orbasics piece and in what colour?
The All Day Leggings in Cosmic Black.

What can every one of us do today, for a happier future tomorrow?
Mindful meditation! In a fast-moving world we all have to hit a pause once in a while to be able to breathe and rediscover ourselves.

Levinia

Name: Levinia
Location: Berlin
Job: Student, Intern @Orbasics
Age: 21
Kids: no

Levinia grew up in Frankfurt am Main and has been living in Berlin for two and a half years now. She is one of the newest additions to the Orbasics team. At the moment she works at Orbasics during the week and in the evening is preparing for an English Test for university. Levinia joined us for an internship, but will thankfully stay with us as a student assistant, when she starts her fashion design studies in October.

Levinia spends most of her weekends with friends, exploring new places in Berlin, going to exhibitions and getting inspired by new people. 

Which 3 words describe you best?
Modest, committed and caring.

What is your personal superpower?
My power of observation perhaps. I think I can grasp things quite fast and thoroughly. 

#SelfLove: what do you love most about yourself?
My versatility.

Who was your childhood hero and who is it today?
In my childhood it was definitely my mom. Today I would say: people who dare to go new ways and create new opportunities for everyone. 

If we visit you at home, what would you cook for us?
My flatmate and I made vegan burgers the other day. They were super tasty! So probably that :) 

What makes you glow? 
The outcome of teamwork and enjoying success together.

What is your happy place?
Every place where I have the right people around me.

What do you enjoy the most about your work?
That I get so many insights into different areas every day.

What is your favourite Orbasics piece and in what colour?
The Oh-So-Cosy Sweater in Pomegranate. But I'm still waiting for it to be available for women, too. And the Cosy Sweater for women in Cosmic Black.

What can every one of us do today, for a happier future tomorrow?
To take oneself seriously, to accept oneself and understand that one's own actions count and can have big effects. Negative, but especially positive!

Juliane

Name: Juliane
Location: since 2 years in the south, outside of Berlin
Job: Entrepreneur, on the way to independence
Age: 35
Kids: girl (5 years) & boy (2 years)

Juliane is from the outskirts of Berlin and moved to the city at the age of 19 to study fashion journalism and media communication. She's worked as a stylist for 9 years, helps in a photoproduction agency on the side and launched her first business last year - a jewelry label called Hey Jules. All while raising a girl (5 years) and a boy (2 years).

Hey Jules is a jewelry label that is all about high-quality jewelry that lasts a lifetime and can be worn at every occasion. Juliane works together with a goldsmith and constantly expands her gorgeous collection of unique pieces, which are all made in a small workshop in Berlin.

Juliane is one of the most inspiring women we know. On her Instagram heyjules_jewelry you can explore her collection, as she takes us on her journey through being self-employed and gives behind-the-scenes looks of being a female founder.

Which 3 words describe you best?
I asked my best friend. She laughed and said: creative, funny and communicative. I think she's right - especially about the last one. I absolutely love speaking to inspiring people and getting to know them.

What is your personal superpower?
My organisational talent and having the strength to continue even when I am exhausted. No matter what. There are always ups and downs. Especially when your own business starts getting momentum, the personal rollercoaster ride gets faster. The higher it goes up, the faster it can also go down sometimes. Even though this can be exhausting at times, it’s all about leaving setbacks behind and coming out twice as strong. To keep going. Not giving up. That's my superpower.

#SelfLove: what do you love most about yourself?
My free spirit. To be just like I want to be.

Who was your childhood hero and who is it today?
My childhood heroes are my parents. Even though both of them worked full time, studied part-time and had to be single parents sometimes (if one was studying abroad), they never ever gave me the feeling that they had too little time for me. With their love for me, they mastered the balancing act between their career and family life.

Actually they are still my heroes today. Both of them have a job where they are fulfilled. They always instilled self-belief and confidence in me - no matter how difficult of a decision I had to make. Oh and they are secretly my most passionate followers on Instagram ;) 

If we visit you at home, what would you cook for us?
My husband would cook for us. I do really like cooking, but the kitchen has become his domain. 

He says, let yourself be surprised.

What makes you glow? 
Seeing that my family is happy and that we have everything we need. 

But also my work with Hey Jules, where I can work freely and independently. 

What is your happy place?
My home. Ever since we moved to a house with a garden, that is definitely my happy place. Being home means to feel at ease, to arrive and to let go. I enjoy every minute in our garden and I am deeply grateful for all that we have in our lives. 

What do you enjoy the most about your work?
Wow, simply everything. Really. It’s wonderful I can schedule my life in the best way for me and my family. It’s wonderful to work creatively, to come up with new ideas together with my goldsmith. But I love the contact with customers and their unique stories just as much. They’re all inspiring women and men who’ve came into my life and teach me new things. Everything about it is just so rewarding!

What is your favourite Orbasics piece and in what colour?
The Orbasics Sweater in combination with the Leggins in Caramel Cookie are my absolute favorite pieces.

What can every one of us do today for a happier future tomorrow?
I could say a lot now. A good start would definitely be to live sustainably and consciously. Even though this can be pretty difficult in daily life, because it often means to sacrifice something. But it is the best way to make our mothership a better place. I think that especially education is the key to a happy and long future on this planet.

 

Sanne

Name: Sanne Kronig
Location: Berlin Friedrichshain
Job: Hair & Make-up Artist
Kids: No

Sanne grew up in the German countryside and has been living in Berlin for the past 12 years. Most of the time you can find her at the salon, where she works as a hair and make-up artist. From time to time, she also works as a makeup artist at photo shoots or at the Berlin Fashion week.

Sanne is an all around beautiful soul. She loves making others happy in her daily work and meeting many different and unique people. You can feel this happiness every second of meeting her and we had an absolute blast with her during our women's collection photoshoot, behind and in front of the camera.

Which 3 words describe you best?
Reliable, social, caring. 

What is your personal superpower?
A healthy diet, lots of exercise and lots of contact with my friends.

#SelfLove: what do you love most about yourself?
My openness, my humour and my spontaneity.

Who was your childhood hero and who is it today?
When I was young, it was Pippi Longstocking.Now it’s my older friends, who are all inspiring women, always look stunning and have so much energy.

If we visit you at home, what would you cook for us?
Lemon Pistachio Pasta or a salad of the season.

What makes you glow? 
Surprises, when I make other people happy.

What is your happy place?
My home and being in nature.

What do you enjoy the most about your work?
That I can make others happy each and every day and the interaction with many diverse people. 

What is your favourite Orbasics piece and in what colour?
The All Day Leggings in Cosmic Black.

What can every one of us do today, for a happier future tomorrow?
Live consciously, emphatically and tolerantly.

Linda

Name: Linda Adhiambo
Location: Berlin
Job: Stylist and the creator behind Looks Like Berlin
Kids: Three - Malaika, Naemi and Omari

20 years ago, Linda moved to Berlin from Kenya together with her mom. Ever since, she has been in love with Berlin, a city that keeps reinventing itself just like her. Linda works as a stylist and showroom manager at blackbird and also runs her own blog, Looks Like Berlin.

We can't get enough of Linda and her amazing styles. Each of her outfits is full of creativity, surprising combinations and beautiful colours. Not only is Linda one of the faces of our new collections, but we also got to see her beautiful kids in Orbasics outfits. In her blog post about Orbasics you can see the wonderful pictures of her kids mixing different Orbasics pieces.

We had the pleasure to speak to Linda for our newest blog series #HEROES. Here she reveals her superpower, where she gets inspired for her amazing styles and what styling tips she has for other parents.

And of course the campaign images would not exist without our photographer, Scarlett Werth. The pictures turned out so gorgeous than we could have ever imagined. Scarlett has an amazing eye for capturing human moments, which you can see in her other work on her website as well.

Thanks a million to you five amazing and inspiring women for being a part of our new collection and for giving us a little view into your lives! We love having you represent our label and working together with you. We wish you all the best for your many exciting projects! 

Orbasics is always working on new styles, colours and entirely new collections. If you would like to become the face of Orbasics for the next photoshoot, please write us at hi@orbasics.com anytime!