When I was 14 in Cambridge, MA being tutored by Harvard and M.I.T. grads, I asked my father if I could become a hippie when I grew up. My father said no, because when those hippies grew up, their father’s would give them a job. And, when I grew up he could not give me a job. So go to school, learn lots and create my own job. I grew up, kind of, studied lots and worked many jobs. After a long journey, I decided to take my Dad’s advice (and that of my Mom, aunts and family friends) and start my own business.

Now, I want to be a glamorous hippie and I use this as inspiration to create my work. I started with beautiful distressed faux suede and faux leather slouchy handbags and other vegan bag and purse designs with a bohemian edge.My pieces sell at Megan Avery Designs in Hoboken, NJ; Brooklyn Collective, in Brooklyn, NY; Love and Pieces in Chicago, IL, and online on websites www.pippihepburn.com and www.pippihepburn.etsy.com.

Be well,
Pippi

Check out this lovely interview about the owner of Pippi.

http://www.limitemagazine.com/2011/07/bag-lisa/

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