Christian Dior 2011 Resort Wear show, Shanghai--who was there and what they saw.

The Christian Dior Cruise Wear show dropped anchor in Shanghai to show off John Galliano's most recent ideas of how wealthy women should dress while in St. Tropez and to support the gala opening of the Christian Dior flagship store on the Bund. This is the "Blue Mood" campaign with Marion Cotillard localized for Shanghai.

There were great looks on the runway and in the front row. The "frontest" front row with the boss, Bernard Arnault, his wife and Charlize Theron. Note to Fan Bing-Bing and her advisors: this is how to look while taking in a fashion show as the next seat guest of the owner of the house:

Across the way, Marion Cottilard, Zhou Xun and Barbie Hsu were front row guests. Zhou Xun looks like she enjoys being treated like a MOVIE STAR:

Maggie Cheung was in town. Here she looks a bit stern:

Caught with her eyes half closed but still quite fetching while posing with Syndey Teledano, CEO of Christian Dior:

Tang Wei looked lovely and was having a great time but had trouble with the idea of getting your picture taken and getting out. In the first picture below it looks as if she is being encouraged to hurry it up; in the second she is all but being hauled away by the equivalent of fashion show bouncers:

Li Bing-Bing is a red carpet veteran:

Barbie Hsu could use some coaching on how to project while just standing there, although she has the 1,000 watt smile down pat:

Charlize Theron, who has been to a few of these, would serve as a good starting point:

And someone needs to tell Barbie Hsu that a major show for one of the biggest fashion house that will be publicized everywhere is not the place to wear cheap shoes:

Dong Jie had the whole package: dress, shoes, accessories, attitude:

Guei Lun-Mei was very lilac and flower-like and full of confidence:

And had a better look than model Michaela Kocianova in the first appearance of the same dress although Kocianova would be at a disadvantage wearing a basted together, hurriedly assembled piece for a photo shoot instead of a properly constructed dress:

Guei Lun-Mei wins the "runway vs. reality" face off in this case.

Some of the other looks on the runway:
Liu Wen:

Danni Li:

Shu Pei:

Bonnie Chen:

Kelis performed after the show:

Images from WWD (I think every image on the net of this show can be traced back to the coverage by WWD/Style.com)

Your Fan Bing-Bing update of the hour.

Why did Fan Bing-Bing wear a wedding dress to the premiere of the Mexican film "Biutiful" at Cannes? We don't know either but here are the pictures:

All from Zimbio

Coming soon--a post with no pictures of Fan Bing-Bing.

Maggie Cheung looking relaxed and terrific at the Dior party in Shanghai

It seems that in most recent pictures of Maggie Cheung--with the last 15 or 20 years as "recent" she looks great: composed, pulled together, perfect for the situation, whatever it might be. These images of Maggie Cheung from a Christian Dior party in Shanghai the evening before the festive reopening of the Dior store and the John Galiano for Dior resort wear show the following day show her relaxed, having fun and generally unaware of or uninterested in the camera. I think they are a delighful change from the pictures at fashion shows, film festivals and store openings that we generally see of Maggie.

As is often the case dleedlee was my initial source. Many other images, some reproduced here can be found at sina.com, ifeng.com and abcnews.com.

Her Magginess:

Looking pensive and very "In the Mood for Love-ish"

With architect Peter Marino who does a lot of high profile fashion buildings and interiors--the Louis Vuitton flagship store in Paris, the Chanel building in Tokyo, luxury condominiums in New York City:

He could be whispering to her "I found this great leather bar just a few blocks away. Let's give this party an hour--a drink, a couple of dances--and then have some real fun."

You think you're cool? Check out what cool really is. Maggie looks like a blend of a tough biker chick and a high school girl at the malt shop with the captain of the football team.

Whatever the joke is the tall guy behind them doesn't get it.

Air kiss from some guy. Sidney Tolendo, CEO of Dior but looking a bit thuggish, is a discrete chaperone looming over Maggie's shoulder.

Required photo-op with Toledano and his boss, LVMH owner and CEO Bernard Arnault. Each of them is wondering: "How long before I can get out of here?"

And finally, posing with Peter Marino and John Galliano, having a bit more fun than with the suits in the picture above. Galliano is the the design chief for Dior and for those not familiar with him, has a much less flamboyant look than he generally does at events like this, with a waistcoat (instead of nothing) under his jacket, his hair braided and not carrying any props.

Liu Yifei brings bottled water to the parched masses.

According to google translate, this xinhuanet article covers Liu Yifei endorsing a "brand new mineral water".

Initially she approaches her task while flanked by four Amazonian bodyguards:

Then with just one:

Ultimately standing alone to pitch the plastic taste of brand name water:

Looking pleased the ordeal is finished:

And still more...

(or moar as lolcats would put it)

As if there aren't enough images of Fan Bing-Bing at Cannes (is that even possible?) here are some official portraits:

Once again the source is Zimbio

But wait, there's more...

Back in the film days Kodak must have loved Cannes. Here are some "official" portraits of the girl of the moment, Fan Bing-Bing. What a shock.

Renault is an official partner of the festival part of which involves having stars photographed in cars or near their logo. Fan Bing-Bing was at L'Atelier Renault

Great colors, nice shoes. The picture in the middle looks like she has been driving all night--a bit of the "thousand yard stare".

Eva Longoria Parker had to settle for one of the least attractive ways to have one's picture taken, while getting out of a car. Even though if one is tiny and the are is big one will never look her best:

You would think the photographers would let her finish adjusting whatever she is adjusting before hitting the shutter but at least she won't be caught like the long limbed woman behind her, trying to cover up something with a small purse.

(All from Zimbio)