Ryan Seacrest Spotted

Passed by Times Square this afternoon and Ryan Seacrest happened to be there taping for E! News. I left after making a few funny faces to the camera. Here is a picture taken by J's phone.

My New Year's Resolutions

I received a holiday greeting email from my cousin in Shanghai this morning. Surprisingly the attachment was not a greeting card but a slide show of children in need from Africa.

These children have to walk miles just to get water. Many of them have to take care of themselves and their younger siblings because their parents died from diseases. They face starvation and death everyday. I have no idea what their world is like and I don’t even dare to imagine.

Many years ago, I stumped upon a photo of a vulture preying on a young emaciated Sudanese toddler at The Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas. It was an overwhelming image that I was trying very hard to hold back my tears. It was the first time I heard of this famous, award winning and dead photographer, Kevin Carter. His life was very admirable and tragic itself.

For a long period of time, I tried not to read about all the wars and the bad things happening in this world because I feel powerless and guilty. I have finally realized ignoring them does not make me feel any better.

We have the luxury to create art, to imagine, to be materialistic, to be entrepreneurs. This kind of luxury is something we cannot take for granted. I think to celebrate our lives, to live it to the fullest and to be aware of all the people that need our help is what we can do.

My new year’s resolutions are to love myself, my friends and family better. As for the children in need, in honor of ippie design, we are donating to Oprah’s Angel Network starting from today.

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays and thank you for your support!
We have many exciting ippie projects planned in 2007 and I will keep you posted!
Again, thank you for stopping by! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

The ONE

My girlfriends told me when they met their soulmate for the first time, they just knew that he is the ONE. I guess I totally understand what they meant, because every now and then, I meet the ONE too! Here is my latest "ONE". An updated version is in store for Spring with colors such as green, white and pink. My favorite is the black and the white.

I love you

Christmas Gifts For Me

Got a call from UPS and found out that my Christmas gifts are arriving tomorrow from London! No suprises because I ordered them myself. I will probably open the package and stare at them for about 27.6 hours straight.

So I am in love with this clutch from a new British Designer Angel Jackson. I like them so much that I bought two in different colors. Check it out!



I am thinking about matching both clutches with these earring and different outfits:
Classy/Flashy Look


Contemporary Look


Bold Look

Ippie loves RENA

RENA loves ippie.

RENA is a VJ of MTV Japan (http://www.mtvjapan.com/tv/vj.html). She frequently appears in Japanese fashion magazines, ads and posters. In addition, she also hosts television programs and radio shows. Just how much do people love her in Japan? Checkout her blog which is visited by more than 30,000 people daily. (http://ameblo.jp/rena-selection/)

RENA is beautiful, focused, smart and successful. She is the type of woman ippie design celebrates: Independent, Classy and Fun-Loving!

And she loves wearing ippie jewelry, just another reason for us to go "RENA" crazy!

RENA is wearing ippie earrings at a shoot for MTV.


Close up, RENA is wearing the Gold CZ Hoop Earrings. (E03806)


RENA is the cover girl for the radio station.


RENA is wearing ippie earrings (E02506) at her radio show.


RENA is wearing ippie's Triple Wavy Hoops (E01306) for a shoot.


RENA is wearing ippie's Filigree Hoop with Mother of Pearl (E00606) for a TV shoot.


RENA is wearing ippie's Large Wavy Hoop with Round Filigree Earrings. (E01206)