by DECISION IN: Tang Wei, the internationally renowned Chinese actress who has blockbusters such as “Late Autumn” and “Decision Forsaken” under her belt, has been named Burberry’s global brand ambassador.
The British luxury brand confirmed her appointment on Wednesday and released footage of Tang wearing a trench with a faux fur collar from the brand’s winter 2023 collection at a lush pond, shot by Ryan McGinley. She completed her look with a pair of round toe boots and a small Knight’s bag in blue grained calf and bird leather.
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“Having known Burberry for many years, it feels like we are old friends, and his influence is deeply embedded in my life,” Tang said of his new role.
Last month, she attended the brand’s pop-up in Shanghai and had personal exchanges with Burberry’s chief creative officer, Daniel Lee. Her appearance, along with brand Ambassador Chen Kun, helped the brand already generate a lot of buzz on Chinese social media.
“I am truly grateful for this lasting association. I love Burberry’s particular mastery of color and line, which shows a sense of both familiarity and originality. It’s the British magic I know and love, combined with a modern spirit that is timeless but rising before us. Fate brought us together. This friendship is like a rose, and I would love to see it blossom,” Tang said.
Considered one of the most famous Asian actresses of her generation, Tang has received numerous major awards since her silver screen debut in Ang Lee’s erotic period spy film “Lust, Caution”. The film won the top Golden Lion honor at the Venice Film Festival in 2007.
The South Korean film “Decision to Leave”, which won the best director award at the 75th Cannes Film Festival last year, pushed her career to a new high.
Her portrayal of Song Seo-rae, a Chinese immigrant suspected of murdering her husband, who developed feelings for the main character, detective Jang Hae-jun, played by Park Hae-il, helped investigating the case, with its dozen bag. widely recognized throughout Asia and beyond.
Tang’s appointment is expected to help the brand raise awareness and desirability around Lee’s new direction in China, where the brand faces similar challenges to its peers due to a macro slowdown in demand due to rising interest rates, pressures living costs and more conservative consumers. mind
In mainland China, comparable store sales rose 15 percent in the first half, with all of the growth coming from the first three months. In the second quarter sales in the region fell 8 percent as spending shifted offshore, according to Burberry.
Overall, the Chinese shopper cluster grew by 25 percent in the three months to September 30 driven by affluent, well-traveled Chinese shoppers splashing their cash in Japan (where the exchange rate is favorable) and in resorts such as Hong Kong. and Macau.
Burberry’s chief financial officer, Kate Ferry, said during an earnings call that the slowdown in mainland China has “extended” into the current quarter, although demand remains strong among Chinese tourists shopping abroad.
Before joining the Burberry family, alongside Chinese actor Chen, Thai star Bright, soccer player Son Heung-Min and South Korean actress Jun Ji-Hyun, Tang was the face of Loewe in China and d ‘he worked with Chanel from time to time on video content and red. -carpet appearances. — TIANWEI ZHANG
The Stars Came Out: Awards season got off to a great start on Monday evening at the 2023 Gotham Awards, held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York.
Talent from the most notable film and television works was in attendance, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman, Penélope Cruz, Laura Dern, Greta Lee, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton, Michelle Williams, Bella Ramsey, AV Rockwell, Andrew Scott, Steven Yeun, Cailee Spaeny, Greta Gerwig, Willem Dafoe, Colman Domingo, Bob Odenkirk, Ali Wong, Danielle Brooks, Rebecca Hall and Nicole Beharie.
Best feature of the night was awarded to Celine Song and her debut film “Past Lives,” starring Greta Lee. Charles Melton took home the best supporting performance award, while Lily Gladstone was recognized with the top award for actress and Ali Wong for television.
“This is really the first film I’ve ever made,” Song told the room as he accepted the final award of the night, “and a very personal film about an extraordinary feeling I had in an ordinary bar in the East Village , not too many blocks from now.”
Several blockbuster films of the year were also recognized, including “Barbie,” “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Maestro.”
“We had the best time from start to finish making this film, [where] every day felt like the most euphoric collective expression of creativity I’ve ever been a part of,” Gerwig said alongside producer and star Robbie while on stage for “Barbie.”
“It was a dream to have audiences all over the world wearing pink and showing up to the theatre,” Robbie said.
Gladstone, on stage with the cast of “Killers of the Flower Moon”, challenged the filmmakers of the room with a significant budget to “invest it in the people you’re telling the story about. Your film will be better for it, your life will be better for it.”
The big story of the night was De Niro’s introduction to the cast of “Killers of the Flower Moon”, in which he stopped himself mid-speech to confirm that his first speech had been edited to comment on Donald Trump, censorship and the his treatment of the exclusion of Native Americans.
“History is no longer history. The truth is not the truth. Even facts are being replaced by alternative facts and driven by conspiracy theories and ugly,” De Niro read from his phone, breaking from the teleprompter. “The entertainment industry is not immune to this disease. The Duke, John Wayne, said of the Native Americans, ‘I don’t think we did wrong to take this great land from them.’”
The room was on De Niro’s side, laughing as he went off script. The most memorable moment of the night was Melton’s win for supporting actor (it’s not for nothing that Gotham’s recipient of this award has won the Oscar for the past two years: Troy Kotsur and Ke Huy Quan).
“This is heavy, this is amazing. I just think about the 23 days in Savannah, Georgia that we spent filming and it’s the greatest experience of my career,” said an overwhelmed Melton on stage. “And I love you, mom.” — LEIGH NORDSTROM
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