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Who Wore Valentino Better…Keira Knightley or Yao Chen?

Keira Knightley looked stunning wearing a Valentino Fall 2012 gown to the ‘Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World’ LA Film Festival premiere back in June last year.

The British actress never lets us down when it comes to red carpet dressing, and we were totally in awe of how she made the red Chanel floral metal headband work without it feeling too costumey.

Yao Chen’s motto was “anything Keira can do, I can do better”.

Sadly this wasn’t the case for me. Her red shoulder bag, while complementing the look colour-wise, still felt very out of place for such a delicate gown. I also felt the gown had lost much of its allure the second time around.

It was like someone trying to cover a Michael Jackson song: a feat like this can only be achieved to perfection once.

Keira wins by a country mile.

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Posted by Catherine Kallon on March 29th, 2013 In: Keira Knightley, Valentino, Who Wore It Better?, Yao Chen

17.01.13 Runway To Red Carpet

Yao Chen In Lanvin – 2013 Sina Weibo Awards

Yao Chen joined Zhang Ziyi on the red carpet for the 2013 Sina Weibo Awards held at the China World Trade Center Tower 3 in Beijing, China on Monday evening.

Also opting for a slicked-back ‘do, the Chinese actress wore a Lanvin Spring 2013 dress.

Her sleeveless mini dress, featuring a mannequin photographic print, was styled with an Olympia Le-Tan clutch and metallic-silver Jimmy Choo pumps.

Chen’s clutch is competing with her dress. I think she should’ve opted for a clutch in a solid colour.

Overall, I’m not crazy about this look either.

Credit: Style.com & Sina

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Posted by Catherine Kallon on January 17th, 2013 In: Asian Red Carpet Events, Lanvin, Runway To Red Carpet, Yao Chen

10.01.13 Runway To Red Carpet

Yao Chen In Valentino – Sohu Fashion Achievement Awards

Yao Chen joined a host of stars on the red carpet for the Sohu Fashion Achievement Awards held at China World Hotel Beijing in China on Tuesday evening.

The actress wore a Valentino Fall 2012 dress.

Her sleeveless nude dress, enriched with floral embroidery, was styled with a red shoulder bag, gold-spiked white Louboutin pumps, and Pomellato jewels.

Like Angelababy, who also attended this event, this gown is a rerun. You may remember that Keira Knightley owned this when she wore it back in June last year.

It doesn’t quite have that magical feel a second time around, plus I would’ve preferred a red clutch to a shoulder bag.

Credit: Style.com

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Posted by Catherine Kallon on January 10th, 2013 In: Asian Red Carpet Events, Runway To Red Carpet, Valentino, Yao Chen

21.12.12 Who Wore It Better?

Who Wore Georges Hobeika Couture Better…Brittany Snow or Yao Chen

Brittany Snow wore this gorgeous periwinkle-blue Georges Hobeika Fall 2012 Couture dress to the ‘Pitch Perfect’ LA premiere back in September.

The enticing colour of her Swarovski-beaded and organza-and-velvet floral appliquéd dress made her baby-blue eyes pop. The key to pulling off this look was effortless styling, which the actress mastered.

Sadly the same can’t be said for Yao Chen.

The actress wore the same dress a month later to the L’Officiel 2012 China Elegance Awards in Beijing, China and sucked all the elegance out of the frock with her heavy-handed styling of the look.

Even the blue nails were a step too far, but she also added a nude Bulgari clutch and cobalt-blue Christian Louboutin ‘Daffodile’ pumps.

Brittany wins by a country mile.

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Posted by Catherine Kallon on December 21st, 2012 In: Brittany Snow, Georges Hobeika, Who Wore It Better?, Yao Chen

14.12.12 Runway To Red Carpet

Yao Chen In Alexander McQueen – ‘Love Your Life’ 15th Anniversary Gala

Yao Chen attended the ‘Love Your Life’ 15th anniversary gala hosted by Shanghai times in China on Wednesday evening.

Last time we saw her on the red carpet she was working a jaw-dropping princess gown; on this occasion she wore a modern Alexander McQueen Fall 2012 look.

She expertly styled an ice-pink ostrich-feather-peplum sleeveless top with figure-skimming black pants, with a blazer worn over her shoulders so as not to disrupt her feather-festooned top.

Breaking up the black-and-pink look, she added a gorgeous pair of Jimmy Choo velvet and leather silver-and-red festive sandals.

J’adore this look from head to toe. This look is utter perfection.

You may remember that Berenice Marlohe wore this same top in black during her ‘Skyfall’ promo tour.

Alexander McQueen Father Peplum Top – AlexanderMcQueen.com
Jimmy Choo ‘Mantra’ Sandals Jimmy Choo US – and Jimmy Choo UK.

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Posted by Catherine Kallon on December 14th, 2012 In: Alexander McQueen, Asian Red Carpet Events, Runway To Red Carpet, Yao Chen

03.12.12 Best Dressed Of The Week

Best Dressed Of The Week – Joseph Gordon-Levitt In Gucci, Yao Chen In Georges Hobeika Couture & Peter Facinelli In Tommy Hilfiger

Even with her elf ears, we were swept away by Yao Chen’s Georges Hobeika Couture gown.

Some of you were put off by the fact that she chose such an elaborate gown for a daytime premiere, but the rest of us – who crave princess moments on the red carpet – instantly fell in love with her periwinkle-blue strapless gown.

When it came to the guys, our picks differed.

You opted for the handsome Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Gucci, while I was floored by how handsome Peter Facinelli looked in his Tommy Hilfiger grey suit.

Credit: Sina & Getty