I posted a few weeks on TW-actress Jian Man Shu‘s wedding pictorial, the ones taken prior to the wedding as memories to cherish, and it elicited quite polarizing responses. I LOVED hew two dresses: a red and white sleeveless confection and a lace deep-V ballgown, finding them lovely on her willowy frame and also refreshingly different. One can have fun … Continue reading →
I’ve said many times that I love beautiful frocks simply for the elegance and expressiveness of how outfits can take the breath away. That’s my reaction when I saw TW-actress Jian Man Shu‘s selection for her wedding dresses in the recently released stills. She’s been legally married since July 2017 to her hair dresser non-celebrity husband and the two welcomed … Continue reading →
The fashion pretties gathered this weekend in Taipei at the Christian Dior Flagship Store event at the Breeze Center, a who’s who of Taiwanese stars plug one very chic K-actess Gong Hyo Jin. Last week Yoona was at the Dior event in Hong Kong so clearly the brand is deploying beautiful Korean stars around Asia as further show of the … Continue reading →
The glitz and glamour of big film awards didn’t just descend in Seoul this weekend for the Grand Bell Awards, down South a few hours Taipei hosted the 52nd annual Golden Horse Awards, the most prestigious film awards in Chinese-language cinema. the big winner was Taiwan director Hou Hsiao Hsien’s nouveau minimalist wuxia movie The Assassin with Shu Qi and … Continue reading →
I feel like Taiwan spreads the wealth around more with its acting talent, I see a more diverse range of successful actors and actresses than in Korea for example. The Taiwanese entertainers also toggle different mediums more readily, be it singing and acting, or fashion designer and actress, and even book author and top movie director. At the opening of the … Continue reading →
I remain completely enamored of Fondant Garden. Aside from Park Jung Min, who actually isn’t all that bad either, the other three leads are just wonderful to watch. I like the characters and their relationships, and the story and execution is progressing so smoothly that I don’t feel bored or annoyed. But what’s fueling my rabid love for this drama … Continue reading →
People. I hereby decree that Fondant Garden must be watched. This is the drama that’s pulled me out of my drama slump and period novel fascination. After a slew of meh to ehhh dramas, who knew that a totally under the radar TW idol drama from the godmother of TW idol dramas (Producer Angie Cai) would hit me that hard … Continue reading →
