There was plenty of glitter across both sides of the strait this past week – Taiwan held its highest television honors with the Golden Bell Awards while the popular Chinese and Korean stars alighted for the Bazaar Star Charity Night in Beijing. I concur with commentators who have noticed that Chinese and Taiwanese actresses tend to be way more fashion conscious and edgy than their Korean counterparts, which mean successes are exquisite and failures are epic. I love that – fashion is expression and it’s not about playing it safe.

Rain attended the event and his look was so hilarious it deserves the post topping pic, who knew a pair of old school sunglasses would make the whole outfit so memorable.  Park Shin Hye was understated lovely in black while Song Seung Heon looked every bit the perfect gentleman in black tie along with his costar and exquisite girlfriend Crystal Liu. Shu Qi donned a new Valentino red muumuu dress while Fan Bing Bing went with an underwhelming Elie Saab. Luhan posed with his upcoming The Lost Tomb movie costar Jing Bo Ran, while the drama leads Li Yi Feng and Yang Yang also walked the red carpet. My favorite look was Tang Yan doing a chic tuxe inspired dress. Continue reading →