Fan Bing-Bing could use some coaching on how to keep publicity hungry second raters from using her as a photo opportunity during the scramble after the show. Here she is with Lou Lesage, a French actress with very few credits but who shows up in a lot of coverage of French fashion and film events often by standing next to someone more important than she:
A rookie mistake--getting ambushed by someone so unknown that she is listed only as "and guest" in coverage of the show but who knows how to get her picture splashed over the internet:
She was the belle of the ball a few days later at Gaultier where Women's Wear Daily breathlessly reported: "Ravishing Chinese actress and singer Fan Bingbing drew a fan club of her own at Jean Paul Gaultier, where photographers and Chinese press couldn’t seem to snap enough photos of the star. The actress may still be fine-tuning her English, but she knew enough to get her point across. "I love shopping in Paris," she said. According to her agent, Bingbing is heading to Cannes for her new film Stretch."
Probably wearing Gaultier--the black transparent top with a circle stitched bullet bra beneath and leather strips for sleeves looks like one of his more subdued pieces. (Photo WWD)
Just getting warmed up for the expected flood of Fan Bing-Bing images from Cannes which starts tomorrow (Wednesday, May 12) although the Iceland volcano may keep attendance down if it keeps erupting.
Full disclosure: I'm not a fan of Fan. But I wonder how big a celebrity she is outside of China. (Heck, I remember there's one Zimbio photo of Maggie Cheung that has her misidentified as a South Korean actress!)
ReplyDeleteWhen I originally saw these Fashion Week photos, my first impression was that FBB was the one seeking the limelight. And that wig just screams, Look at me!
The wig was strange, particularly given where she was seated for the LV show. However the only way that someone gets that seat (or one any where near it) which is "the front row of the front row" is to be invited. LVMH is banking on the Chinese luxury goods market in a big way. Gong Li is their current high profile star but they are always looking for new blood (much like a vampire).
ReplyDeleteYou make a good point about the seating. A big score, no doubt. But how to explain Lindsay Lohan's front row invites? ;D
ReplyDeleteThere are front rows and then there are front rows sitting with the hyper-wealthy owner of the house that owns the fashion line. I would have had as good a chance at sitting with Bernard Arnault and party as would Lindsay Lohan. Unless Arnault thought that LL might help him move a few hundred million worth of goods in the next several years, then she would be invited and could bring her yappy dog with her (assuming she has one). :->
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