ib bean . ▁ ▁Her ▁clients ▁include ▁Kate ▁Hudson , ▁Char l ize ▁Ther on , ▁Jenn ifer ▁L ope z ▁and ▁Cour ten ey ▁C ox . ▁ ▁Awards ▁& ▁Hon ors ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁I pp ol ita ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁F ashion ▁Design ers ▁of ▁America ▁( CF DA ). ▁ ▁I pp ol ita ’ s ▁sculpt ure ▁and ▁video ▁installation ▁exhib it ▁“ R eli qu ary ” ▁was ▁show c ased ▁at ▁High line ▁St ages ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁IP P OL IT A ▁Official ▁Website ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : American ▁j ew el ry ▁design ers <0x0A> </s> ▁Thomas ▁Alexander ▁( born ▁Pr eston p ans ▁ 6 ▁May ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁died ▁London ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 8 6 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁military ▁sur geon ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁who ▁rose ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Director ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁Medical ▁Department . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁Alexander ▁joined ▁the ▁Army ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁with ▁his ▁first ▁posting ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁where ▁he ▁spent ▁five ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁years . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁un ited ▁Kingdom ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁invalid s ▁but ▁after ▁nine ▁months ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁until