Fashion
On May 13, 2010, Fan Bingbing wore a stunning “Dragon Robe” on the red carpet of the 63rd Cannes Film Festival. The dress, co-designed by Chinese designer Laurence Hsu and Fan herself, features two leaping dragons and crashing waves on the hem, in the bright yellow color that only emperors could use in ancient China. The dress was collected by the Victoria & Albert Museum in London in March 12, 2012. Fashion designer Laurence Hsu announced the dress that shown by the museum is a modified version of the original, which was bought by Madame Tussauds.
On May 11, 2011, Fan wearing a crane dress appeared on the red carpet of 64th Cannes Film Festival Opening Ceremony. The dress was auctioned off by Fan herself for about a million RMB for her charity project, Heart Ali, on April 27, 2012.
On the red carpet of opening ceremony of 65th Cannes Film Festival, Fan wore an elegant pale strapless gown by her friend Christopher Bu, decorated with bright floral designs and stories about Four Beauties of ancient China. Inspired by a porcelain vase, the ancient vibe of her dress was complemented by her hair, which was pinned to look like a young girl from the Tang Dynasty.
Due to these appearances in Cannes, Fan has attracted notable media attention. In recent years, Fan received various invitations from fashion brands such as Valentino Garavani, Giorgio Armani, Salvatore Ferragamo Italia S.p.A., Atelier Versace and Louis Vuitton, to attend the fashion shows in Paris, Beijing and Shanghai. On July 3, 2012, Fan Bingbing closed the Stéphane Rolland Couture show in Paris, and was featured in the fashion show's finale. On July 31, 2012, Fan Bingbing was ranked at number nine on Vanity Fair's International Best Dressed list 2012. On September 19, 2012, Fan Bingbing was honored the Personal Style Award by ELLe (USA Edition). On December 2, 2012, Fan Bingbing became the new ambassador of Louis Vuitton "Epi Alma" series of handbags. On December 5, 2012, Fan Bingbing was honoured "The Most Beautiful Woman of the Year" award by the magazine Esquire (China Edition).
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