She’s back. Fan Bingbing is back to giving me goosebumps after a succession of so-so red-carpet looks.
The Asian actress looked sensational at the 2nd Beijing International Film Festival opening ceremony, held at the China National Convention Center this evening wearing a Tadashi Shoji Fall 2012 gown.
Her blood-red velvet gown with a black lace beaded bodice is a classic case of East meets West.
Asian influences including a crystallized Judith Leiber ‘Pagoda’ bag are mixed with old Hollywood styling featuring marcel waves.
Bold red matte lips and emerald Cartier jewels completed her look.
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I’m dying here. I wasso bored of Saab Fan Bingbing, so this is very exciting. I wanted to seeCate or Tilda in this, but this look just blows my mind. It’s how perfect head-to toe it is, and she still is so charismatic.
Her bag is the Judith Leiber ‘Pagoda’ bag.
They guy standing nextto her, with his tie like that,just looks so out of place!
Thanks so much…I was searching to find out what it was called
You’re very welcome
I am fanning myself (no pun intended) because I am about to swoon. PERFECTION. La Fabulosa Fan is back. I was starting to wonder where she went. Thankfully her stylist got his stuff together again.
This is the best interpretation of the dress possible. BDOTW fo sho! Her arm candy is swoon worthy too.
My first reaction was ‘OH MY GOD!!!!!’. She looks amazing from head to toe! I can’t help but think she saves all of her best looks for Film Festivals as the last time she looked this amazing was probably during Cannes.
“I can’t help but think she saves all of her best looks for Film Festivals” – I’m starting to think that too.
Picture perfect. The bag is to die for, and too adorable with this dress
+1
die for this bag too:)so stunning!
Love it!
By the way, am I the only with troubles accessing the site? When I enter the page, my latest post is the BDOTW poll one. It hasn’t been updated since. I only accessed this post from Twitter.
hello Francesa.
Please try emptying your cache. If that doesn’t work please let me know.
Everything’s fine now. Sorry for bothering. x
good to hear.
Please always let me know when this happens. It is no bother at all.
Yes!!!!! She looks fantastic!
OH MY GOD!!!
This is why fashion can be such a religious experience to me hahaha!
Flawless, absolutely flawless. I can’t get over that divine colour against her skin and that BAG! OH MY GOD!
She needs to be fast-tracked to the short-list of best dressed of the year for this look alone tbh.
At first I was a little undecided, but now I’m for it! She looks like such a classically Asian princess, very East-meets-West as you said. LOVE the bag! Can’t wait for her at Cannes–she really is unbeatable for her interesting style and presence!
I’m going to stand alone here in my corner because I didn’t like it. I usually love what Fan wears but not this time around. I find this dress extremely aging, it’s probably because it’s velvet, but it’s the kind of look I’d expect in someone 30 years her senior.
I do adore the bag though.
*joins you in your corner*
I don’t know, I mean it is definitely a statement look and she is pulling it off. I guess maybe I am more used to her looking girly as opposed to vampy
+2
I seriously prefer it in all black. I don’t care for her though or her fashion, sorry. The bag is cute.
Btw, FC, do you know if Cate Blanchett is going to be at Cannes (for The Hobbit)? I hope so! It would be great to see her bring some glam. If she and Fan are on the red carpet together I think I may die!
not sure…I need to do some research into who is attending this year
Kirsten Stewart is coming
Anybody excited?
No… Yeah that’s what I thought too
She’d better smile and wear something worthy of Cannes or not bother at all coming !
I hole she lives up to the occasion
LOL I hope so too–but hey, who knows, maybe she’ll pull it together! She had a couple of great Breaking Dawn premieres. That said, we shouldn’t be surprised by I don’t give a darn outfits and attitude…
Kristen Dunst and Marion Cotillard are going as well. I think this year is going to be quite strong on the RC.
No comment for Kristen, she almost NEVER wear something that is longer than mid tight so I don’t know how/if she will pull a proper gown like at the Oscar or London BD premiere.
Yeahhhhh to her for wearing my favorite dress from this collection!! I love their clothes and glad to see more celebs donning their looks
BDOTW!
If only Olivia Wilde can hire her stylist. LOL.
Wow, I got some goosebumps too. And I think I haven’t got them since Rosie Huntington-Whiteley’s Transformers’ promo tour. Bingbing is just perfection. I love the funny twist her clutch brings to the dramatic look. We see a lot of beautiful looks on the red carpet, but I think it’s rare to see something that great. I mean, I TRULY wouldn’t change nothing to it. Wow again.
I love that she gave us something new, and I absolutely LOVE that bag.
I think she looks great but it would have helped if she had no background to compete with the lace detail on the dress and the amazing pagoda bag.
If I’m not mistaken, that’s Wu Chun on Bing Bing’s arm. He’s a former neighbour of mine (or at least, his family home in Brunei was just a stone’s throw away). He even studied in the same high school as I did.
She has that Old Shanghai sorta vibe to the look. J’adore!
PS thats not Wu Chun on her arm, it is Lee Hom.
Nah. The guy on her arm is Wang Leehom, not Wu Chun. They look quite different lol.
I love the styling of her hair, the dress, and the bag – but is it just me who feels the jewelry is a bit mismatched to the dress?
She looks amazing!! the purse is a perfect touch. So elegant yet fun! BDOTW
this is a little too dita for my liking. i do love her bag though.
exactly wat I thought. .a little too goth but still great. And this is how you wear velvet – Angelina!
+1 looks forced and uneasy…so coreographed. Totally uncharming…
Wow…. She looks stunning. She is perfection from head to toe. Fan bing bing and Elie Saab was getting a bit old… But this is absolute swoon worthy. That bag with the dress is absolute genius.
This is very good with a good dose of dramatic – I really like it – And I have never really liked a Tadashi Shoji dress before (all those Octavia Spencer dresses seemed too vanilla for me – too high street)- But this very good and should be in the BDOTW list
Can she look bad? I’m loving this look from head to toe, make up, hair, dress, Fan is picture prefect !
ok, BDOTY contender.
My thoughts exactly! Perfection!
I adore this look so much. I love the colour, the red looks lovely on her. So a bit retro glamorous looking so seductive with the hair and make up. Her figure looks amazing. I hope to see it in BDOTW poll.
*stunned silence*
No gimmicks, opulent color, curvaceous silhouette and oh that bag. Did I say something about being frustrated with fall looks (where it is not fall)? I withdraw every objection. On my BDOTY contender list.
WOW – I absolutely LOVE this! I am a major fan of 1930′s style and she looks like she stepped out of colonial Shanghai – amazing. Everything fits her so beautifully, and the colour is gorgeous. BDOTW for sure.
OMG, this is so Dragon Lady meets Shanghai Express, just glamour, glamour and glamour from head to toe! I wish she goes to Cannes!
Oh no, DUDE please tie your bowtie properly in the presence of such greatness.
Seriously.
Yes, everything is perfect right down to that nail color.
somehow it looks better on the runway model. but Fan is gorgeous too, her bag is to die for.
That minaudiere is simply amazing!
::::DIES:::::
OH MY GODDDDDD SHE LOOKS AMAZING FC!
Yes FC, you are right; Fan “Madame Recamier” Bingbing is really back………..
I love the color of this, the drama of the red and black and then the amusement of the bag, it’s perfect in every detail, this is a memorable look, I won’t forget it.
I think she looks like a vampire
I like the black version so much more!
Dont like her hairstyle with the gown.. Something like the model, would have been better
She looks amazing,loves everything about this look!
This look is to Die for.. awesome
love the bag, but she is so pale. that scares me
Definately top contender for BDOTW…. I love this…
After that template-western-starlet Gucci look yesterday, YAY!
I really want the bag.Its so cute!
She’s a real stylista. loving this look. she knows how to make a big sartorial statement. Is she going for the cannes festival this year? I know sonam kapoor is going as the l’oreal brand ambassador. she’s a l’oreal spokesperson as well, right?
Yes, I believe so as she is a L’oreal girl
wow. she better wear some atelier versace on the red carpet this year. she looks great in AV gowns.
Those Asian women sure knows how to bring it.
Perfection from head to toe and I adore that bag!
A shiver literally went all down my body looking at this. I am speechless really – she looks so amazing, she doesn’t look real. I thought Angelbaby was on for BDOTY, but now she has serious competition. Every aspect of this look is stupendous from the hair to the make up to the accessories not forgetting the actual dress. Fan BingBing must the greatest couture ambassador!
WOW, this is amazing!
Unlike most, I don’t love it. The overall impression I get is that she looks too perfect, more like a porcelain doll than a real person. Having said that, I do like the gown itself and the pagoda-shaped bag is a nice, quirky touch.
I guess I’m the only other person who thinks that.
The dress is cool and the bad is pretty adorable but the overall look is overdone. I especially dislike her hair…there’s something contrived and unnatural about the outfit and there’s just too much going on. With a dress with that much detail, you have to take it easy on styling and accessories.
I adore that ring with that handbag,just had to add this.
Perfectly outstanding!! Gorgeous dress and love the styling!!
I love it
Oh My! Look at that good-looking Leehom Wang standing beside her! I think it’s time for you to start writing about the males too.
Sorry I am not taking any requests anymore.