Karin Lofeld stared at Bishafer's skirt and carefully examined it, the design of the skirt is actually good, it will be very flowing and beautiful when it moves. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info but in addition, there is no other special design, and the cutting process is also very general. She couldn't figure it out, how could Wintour choose such a dress for her daughter that wasn't fashionable enough?

Seeing Karin Lofeld's hesitant face, Wintour knew that she couldn't see it, so he showed a smug look, turned to Ricardo Tisi, and said, "Ricardo, Karin shouldn't be able to see the ingenuity of this dress, you can help her take a look." ”

Tissi smiled, shook his head, and said, "I can't see it either." ”

The smile on Wintour's face brightened, "Karin, haven't you seen it yet?"

Karin Lofeld's nose was crooked: "I really don't see it, I want to hear you tell me where the fashion of this dress is, where the art is?"

"It's no fun to say it ahead of time!" Wintour had easily come across an opportunity to hit Karin Lofeld, how could she miss it, "You'll know tomorrow night at the prom." You'll find this skirt to be a great work of art, it widens the boundaries of dressing, and maybe even rewrites the history of dressing!"

Karin Lofeld listened to Wintour's exaggeration that she even said that she had rewritten the history of the dress, and knew that there must be something unique about this dress, otherwise Wintour would never dare to say that. She stared at the skirt again, but still didn't see anything out of the ordinary. She was a little confused, what the hell was going on?

Guo Pei lowered his voice and said: "This scene is a bit like the feeling of Tianshan Tong's grandmother seeing Li Qiushui. ”

Zhang Ran's heart was happy, it was really a bit like, Wintour was Grandma Tong, and Lofeld was Li Qiushui, but he immediately reacted, there was a big problem with this: "What do you mean? Am I like Xuzhu?"

Guo Pei also realized that there was a problem with his words, and hurriedly said: "I just think this scene is a bit similar." ”

Karin Lofeld couldn't understand Chinese, heard Zhang Ran and Guo Pei muttering there, and then Zhang Ran was laughing at himself, glared at him fiercely, looked at Wintour and said, "I'm looking forward to tomorrow night's dance!" After speaking, he took Tisi and walked away.

Wintour was in a good mood, Karin Lofeld publicly mocked her taste in French "Vogue" in May this year, and today she was ruthless: "Ms. Lofey, who calls herself an artist, will definitely not be able to sleep tonight, thinking about where the dress art is, but she can't think of it if she wants to break her head!"

Zhang Ran felt funny in his heart, this thing is becoming more and more interesting!

On the evening of December 25th, the Cleon Hotel was brightly lit and one of the hotel's banquet halls was bustling with activity. At this time, the dinner has not officially begun, and the guests are holding champagne glasses, drinking wine and chatting.

The annual Clion Ball is not only the most important annual event for Parisian social circles, but also a stage for fashion designers to showcase their designs. The girls who attend the ball are either rich or expensive, and will be an important customer of luxury goods in the future, so whether it is Chanel, Dior, or other top brands, they attach great importance to this ball. In addition to the girls' families and friends, most of the guests at the annual dance party are celebrities in the fashion circle.

Most of these people only know their names and don't know them. Fortunately, Wintour was there, and she knew that Zhang Ran wanted to expand her contacts in the fashion circle, so she actively introduced him.

This is Francesco Trapani, President of Bulgari, and this is Zhang Ran, the founder of YouTube. ”

"This is Ann-Dimuramis, one of the six gentlemen of Antwerp, Ann, the founder of YouTube, Zhang Ran, the film director and your supporter, who is a great admirer of your ideas, and who went to your store in Paris this afternoon to buy a bunch of clothes. ”

This is Mr. Pascal Mourão, the current president of the French Haute Couture Association, and Pascal, the founder of YouTube, Zhang Ran. ”

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Zhang Ran followed Wintour in the crowd with champagne to expand his contacts in the fashion circle. He felt that he had the right time to attend the event, and he not only met many designers, but also met executives of many well-known brands, including Cao Qifeng, a fashion giant in Hong Kong. Cao Qifeng's daughter Cao Yinghui is another Chinese girl who participated in the ball in addition to Chen Xiaodan.

"Zhang Ran, this is Ms. Muse Prada, the chairman of the Prada Group; Wintour smiled and pointed to a skinny middle-aged woman beside him.

"Hello, Ms. Prada, it's a pleasure to meet you. Zhang Ran warmly greeted Mucia Prada.

In the 70s of the 20th century, Prada was still an unobtrusive small brand, and due to the monstrosity of fashion at that time, its business was on the verge of bankruptcy. After Mario Prada's granddaughter Mucia Prada and her husband took over the management in 1978, the historic brand was injected with new elements of development and vitality, and since then it has opened a new chapter for Prada and quickly grown into a world-renowned top brand.

However, the Prada brand is relatively weak, and it has worked hard to go public three times, but all three times have failed for various reasons. Now they should be preparing for a fourth listing, but the financial crisis is coming, Prada will fail for the fourth time, and at that time Prada's debt in the bank will be due again, as long as he can take out 2 billion, he will be able to pocket Prada.

Zhang Ran knew that luxury goods like Prada had the arrogance of old Europe, and he would not easily sell the company to Asians, and it was important to win the trust of the other party if he wanted to buy Prada.

"Zhang, it's a pleasure to meet you. I've seen your movies and like them very much. "Musia Prada is telling the truth. Prada's sales have risen 25 percent in the last two months, with a significant number of customers coming from China, thanks to Mr. Zhang's domestic promotion of the film "The Queen Wears Prada."

Zhang Ran said very politely: "I am very honored to hear you say this. ”

"I've heard Anna say about you, and I've seen King Alexander. The combination of the "Time Warrior" movie and fashion is very perfect, and it has taken a global trend, which is very good. You are a director who understands the fashion industry and I look forward to working with you. Musia Prada looked at Zhang Ran and said with great interest.

"I've always believed that the combination of film and fashion is the best model for both parties, and it's smart to use the popularity of the movie itself to promote the products of the season, both from a design and marketing point of view. Zhang Ran expressed his opinion.

Muse Prada agrees: "Yes, it's good for both parties, Prada's performance has improved greatly after the release of the movie "The Queen Wears Prada", and this is the perfect collaboration. I heard that your company is preparing to shoot the movie "Twilight", and Prada also has a girl brand miumiu, if you hand over the costumes of the movie to miumiu, I believe it will be the same perfect cooperation. ”

The derivatives of "Twilight" are huge gold mines, how could Zhang Ran give them to others: "I'm really sorry, the costumes of "Twilight" were arranged by King Alexander. But I really like the Prada brand, and there will definitely be many opportunities for cooperation in the future!"

Approaching 8 o'clock, the master of ceremonies announced that the dinner would begin immediately. The ladies present automatically lined up and slowly walked into the banquet hall, while Zhang Ran and the other gentlemen consciously waited on both sides, waiting for all the female guests to enter before following in.

The inside of the restaurant is elegantly furnished, with small round tables of ten people each, and the names of the guests are carefully placed on the seats. You need to be seated according to the list, and the closer you are to the front position, the more prominent the VIP status will be.

Wintour's position is relatively low, although Wintour is very famous, but it is nothing compared to the dignitaries present. A fashion editor-in-chief like Wintour looks like a glamour, but she's just a part-time job.

Karin Lofeld did a great job at Vogue France, but then the collaboration with LVMH failed to satisfy the other party, which led to the cooperation falling apart. The boss of the LVMH group immediately put pressure on the boss of Condé Nast, and Karin Lofeld immediately lost her job. The film industry is actually similar, Tom Hanks, Spielberg, the stars and directors seem to be infinitely beautiful, but the real dominance of the film industry is actually the big bosses behind the scenes, such as Murdoch and Lei Shidong.

Zhang Ran's table includes not only the Wintour family, but also former high-ranking officials and their wives from Lebanon, as well as the famous designer Elle Saab. Now Elle Saab has not entered China, and she is not unknown in China. In my memory, Fan Binbin seems to like to wear Ellie Saab's skirt very much, and this brand is popular in China.

When all the guests were seated, the music sounded, and the girl in the haute couture dress appeared in turn with the knight's arm. The girls are all dressed up in noble and gorgeous clothes, and the knights are naturally not bad, each of them will wear a black tuxedo, a white waistcoat and a white wing-collared shirt, and a white bow tie, this outfit is the highest standard dress for the ball!

At the same time as the girls and knights entered, the famous French TV host Stephen Bain introduced the guests present: "Today's first girl is Chen Xiaodan from China, graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in the United States, and is currently ...... at Harvard University."

The 24 girls who attended the ball had extraordinary family backgrounds, but just because their parents were famous did not mean that they could also be known, and they appeared in the media as their own people, and the whole treatment was comparable to that of international stars, and many of the girls had a flush of excitement on their faces.

Guo Pei asked in a low voice, "What do you think of Chen Xiaodan's dress?"

Anyway, there were foreigners all around, and they couldn't understand Chinese, so Zhang Ran said casually: "Purple is a noble color in our China, and it is good to wear purple at this kind of dance." It's just that purple is difficult to control, and people tend to look yellow. However, she wears it very well, the only drawback is that the overall style of the skirt is too mature, suitable for women over 25 years old. ”

After the second girl appeared, Guo Pei said, "What about this?"

Zhang Ran took a closer look and said: "This girl's image is relatively pure, and it is right to choose white Dior, but she should choose a more concise skirt, this skirt is more complicated and looks a little cumbersome." Shoes are also a problem, I don't know what the organizers think, let CL red-soled shoes sponsor, red-soled shoes are not very suitable for these girls. In general, she is a failure and does not reflect her own characteristics well. ”

Just then, Bishafer walked up in a long blue dress. She looked a little nervous, but after all, she was Wintour's daughter, and she had a lot of aura in every step. When she walked, her skirt rippled like water, looking very elegant, and the whole person looked very fairy.

Ellie Sabo frowned, he didn't expect Wintour's daughter to wear such a dress, the skirt was beautiful and flowing, which he also liked quite a bit. However, the whole dress style is outdated after all, the style is too conservative, and it is inferior. It's fine for other girls to wear this dress, but as a leading figure in the fashion industry, it is strange for Wintour to let her daughter wear this unfashionable dress.

In fact, not only Ellie Saab thought so, but many designers present were very puzzled.