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Fan Bing Bing In Chris Bu Kewen – 2011 Cannes Film Festival Opening Ceremony

This time last year we had just been officially introduced to the wonderful Fan Bing Bing.

The Asian beauty opted to wear a traditional robe to the Opening Ceremony of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival like she did last year.

Her red gown was embroidered with white cranes with a bow detail on the bodice.

The gown was designed by her stylist – Chris Bu Kewen.

I don’t think Fan Bing Bing knows subtle, which is why I love her.

This dramatic red gown was paired with a high bouffant, stunning Cartier jewels and a pearl embellished clutch.

Hopefully Fan is at Cannes for the duration as I can’t wait to see what else she gives us.

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Posted by Catherine Kallon on May 11, 2011 In: Cannes Film Festival, Fan Bingbing

71 Responses to Fan Bing Bing In Chris Bu Kewen – 2011 Cannes Film Festival Opening Ceremony

  1. Joy September 28, 2011 at 09:46 #

    Gorgeous! I like her,the dress,the bag.

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  2. Andy May 25, 2011 at 16:09 #

    Love most of her choices of wardrobe but she needs a different makeup and hair stylist.

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  3. Ena May 19, 2011 at 14:13 #

    Oh my gosh !! She looks so fascinating with that marvelous dress <3

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  4. sharmila May 16, 2011 at 11:28 #

    A total hit

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  5. Tangs May 15, 2011 at 22:45 #

    AMAZING!!!

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  6. T May 15, 2011 at 04:37 #

    I think she is too affected.And her make-up has never changed.

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  7. imam May 13, 2011 at 21:35 #

    It’s great! But I’m bored seeing her with this kinda look…

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  8. Alice May 13, 2011 at 17:55 #

    The dress is designed by Bo Kewen, her stylist. I think this BDOTY for me.

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  9. Raquel May 13, 2011 at 08:08 #

    LOOOOOOVE.

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  10. Christ Wei May 13, 2011 at 06:10 #

    love you,beautiful

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  11. Christ Wei May 13, 2011 at 06:09 #

    It’s very beautiful.perfect.love fan .

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  12. Alina May 12, 2011 at 12:49 #

    Perfect !

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  13. Bonnie May 12, 2011 at 12:39 #

    MAJOR,Fan always exudes glamour,class,fun and drama…its always a joy to see her.

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  14. tomi May 12, 2011 at 09:19 #

    FC! do you want to kown the designer of this gown. which is designed by fan bingbing’s dresser . exactly BDOTW!!! as perfect and stunning as dragon gown

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  15. Mia Spring May 12, 2011 at 09:16 #

    Oh, she’s never disappointed me!! I DO LOVE this look.
    the white Red-crowned crane is the symbol of long-life, elegance and peace in Chinese culture, also used to describe beautiful people and long-time love. Whereas dragorn is the more masculine, used to describe the power of the emperor . So Chinese criticism said she was more like a queen tried not to be too ambitious, just have hun and relaxed .

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  16. Alicat May 12, 2011 at 09:14 #

    She looks so different to everybody else with this Asian inspired gown. I love the knock out scarlet colour, red of course meaning good fortune. The hair and makeup are making a strong statement, but this is needed to balance the impact of the gown.

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  17. Billie May 12, 2011 at 08:18 #

    Typical Ancient Chinese Tang Dynasty style: crane, towering plate made, lanterns, made it kind of grace and luxury.

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  18. f4fashion May 12, 2011 at 07:07 #

    There are brand ambassadors, and there are fashion/culture ambassadors. Fan shows how beautiful and interesting the oriental culture is. LOVE the embroidery.

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  19. miyuki May 12, 2011 at 04:58 #

    Very beautiful!

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  20. Diana May 12, 2011 at 03:52 #

    Am I the only person who doesn’t mind the hair? I feel like she always goes for the dramatic hair but she always works it well.

    Also, I’m pretty sure I see elements of the Tang Dynasty style in her dress (especially in the bow and the train). Ugh, this makes me love her even more (if that’s possible!)

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    • Fashion Critic May 12, 2011 at 10:13 #

      I like the hair too

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  21. Pye May 12, 2011 at 03:12 #

    i am so excited about what she would wear in the following days, that makes her special from the other stars.

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  22. Wendy May 12, 2011 at 02:41 #

    Fan Bing Bing and her makeup artist together designed this red Crane dress! Fabulous!

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    • Fashion Critic May 12, 2011 at 10:28 #

      thanks for the info

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  23. Carolina May 12, 2011 at 01:44 #

    Dragon robe was amazing, but this one just didn’t work for me.

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  24. Jennesia May 12, 2011 at 01:29 #

    The hair is kind of scary when looking at it for long periods of time (not by choice i was trying to determine if i liked it). She is so beautiful and elegant and i felt she pulled of the look extraordinarily.

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  25. Zoe May 12, 2011 at 01:15 #

    Love her hair!!!

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  26. June May 12, 2011 at 01:00 #

    Fan is outstanding!!! She is gorgeous!!!

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  27. Thomas Monks May 11, 2011 at 23:54 #

    did Fans MET invite get lost in the mail? Anna has to be blind to not have invited her as she is such a fashion plate and she would have work glad to see fan has her mojo back after not being so sure with her past two outings this blows me away

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  28. D May 11, 2011 at 22:40 #

    put fan besides gong li…..hummmm who is more gorgous? hard one

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    • Jennie May 12, 2011 at 12:48 #

      gong li for me!

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  29. idarklight May 11, 2011 at 21:58 #

    The crane dress has a similar connotation as the dragon dress last year. In China, there’s an idiom called “he li ji qun,” or “like a crane standing amongst chickens.”

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    • bella May 12, 2011 at 01:09 #

      that means the best!

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    • cliff May 14, 2011 at 13:09 #

      yes,I’m surprised at your mention of Chinese idiom,which is used very properly here..

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  30. mari May 11, 2011 at 21:58 #

    Girl won’t let us down. This is what I’d expect from her, knowing her for a year here in your blog, another string of amazing looks, I hope.
    She’s unafraid of trying trying unexpected looks.

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  31. Jing May 11, 2011 at 21:29 #

    I love her from the very first start~ she is just more than just outlook, as years passed now people praise her for this Chinese characteristic show, however she is always a cute, and hardworking young girl.

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  32. Marvel May 11, 2011 at 21:27 #

    I like the look but the hair is a big no

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  33. Rashmi May 11, 2011 at 21:17 #

    I love the gown… But dont like the hair or her makeup… Her eyebrows look scary

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  34. Moxie May 11, 2011 at 21:06 #

    FC — if you were to have a Fan Bing Bing alone best dressed poll, I don’t know how I could choose between the crane dress and the dragon robe! Both are wonderful!

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    • Fashion Critic May 11, 2011 at 21:07 #

      I would go for the Dragon robe…East meets west 🙂

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  35. Alexandra May 11, 2011 at 20:39 #

    outstanding. now i can’t decide if i prefer the dragon robe or this one.

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  36. Emi May 11, 2011 at 20:37 #

    Ok, the dress is beautiful and it’s nice from her to pay homage to her country… but her hair is totally awful!!

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    • Lils May 11, 2011 at 22:00 #

      exactly!

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      • Martin May 12, 2011 at 15:37 #

        Totally agree. Fan in her Dragon Robe gown from last year’s Cannes Film Festival made it into my Top 10 gowns of the year but I just can’t drag my eyes away from that frightening hairstyle and that super-harsh make-up. This is veering way too close to drag queen territory for me. Such a shame, because the dress is divine.

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  37. KEN May 11, 2011 at 20:36 #

    is that Cranes?

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  38. Hisadora May 11, 2011 at 20:35 #

    She looks amazing!!!!! The dress is so beautiful and theatrical. It is going to be a hard decision on the best dressed of the day!

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    • mol May 11, 2011 at 21:14 #

      ‘Theatrical’ is the perfect descriptor of this, and while others don’t like her hair, I think it fits in with the whole dramatic flair of it all – she’s always so excitingly entertaining!

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      • Terry May 11, 2011 at 22:40 #

        I agree. Bouffant hairdos are dangerous hairstyles (just think of SJP a few days ago), but Bing totally owns this one. The hairstyle, the dress, the jewellery, not to mention the make-up: everything is gorgeous.

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    • KateS May 12, 2011 at 02:53 #

      Very theatrical and OTT, which make it perfect for the event. It’s also true to her personal style, which I always admire.

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  39. LizLemooooon May 11, 2011 at 20:29 #

    Now THIS is how you werk it. I ADORE her, she looks fabulous, note perfect, chic, glamorous and classic. In love with everything.

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  40. Laura May 11, 2011 at 20:23 #

    Amazing and dramatic. No one could pull this off like Fan can.

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  41. Kelly May 11, 2011 at 20:18 #

    This is unbelievably perfect!! BDOTW …scratch that BDOTY worthy for sure.

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  42. Moxie May 11, 2011 at 20:17 #

    Not a fan of the hair, but LOVE the dress.

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    • Rebecca May 11, 2011 at 20:31 #

      Ditto

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    • Jen May 11, 2011 at 23:25 #

      Me too. That hair is no, but the dress is so much win.

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  43. Jennifer May 11, 2011 at 20:15 #

    I take it back… this is BDOTW…. Fan is flawless…. love love love!!!

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  44. yy May 11, 2011 at 20:15 #

    Fan Bing Bing looks beautiful! But those are cranes not swans on her dress

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    • Fashion Critic May 11, 2011 at 20:18 #

      ta x

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  45. Paddy M May 11, 2011 at 20:14 #

    Divine! I think she looks even better than she did last year!

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  46. dee May 11, 2011 at 20:13 #

    Gorgeous.

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  47. mm May 11, 2011 at 20:12 #

    The Fashion at Cannes puts the MET to shame! Fan is Outstanding!

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    • Fashion Critic May 11, 2011 at 20:19 #

      TO-TALLY

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    • Alexandra May 11, 2011 at 20:40 #

      true! MET was kind of disappointing and meh.

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    • Pablo May 11, 2011 at 20:51 #

      Absolutelly agree. Go drama queen Fan 🙂

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  48. Victoria May 11, 2011 at 20:12 #

    Oh I love her too! 😀 I can already feel that Fan Bing Bing is going to be one of my faves at Cannes once again!

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  49. maria May 11, 2011 at 20:09 #

    this look is so gorgeous. I love the cut of the dress, the colour, the embroidery and all her accessories.

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  50. noo May 11, 2011 at 20:08 #

    her hair is scary

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    • pauline May 12, 2011 at 21:32 #

      I think that is style

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      • MG May 13, 2011 at 07:00 #

        This is a traditional Chinese hairstyle, mostly used in Tang Dynasty. I’m pleasantly surprised with it

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    • Sunny May 15, 2011 at 16:15 #

      Both this dress and her hairstyle are classic Tang Dynasty style. The dress needs such a hairstyle to match itself.

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      • noo May 16, 2011 at 12:39 #

        thanks for the clarification 😀 i’ve seen pictures of Tang Dynasty fashion before but i never thought of that with her hair because usually they wore accessories in it!!!!

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