ThickGlossies
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@Benn98 I laughed so hard when I read the first sentence!! Is she an ambassador now? LOL!!!!
Reading that interview just further solidified my point - she's an outsider looking in. Her point of view is very Western. Trust me, that will yield to reality the moment her first issue is out.
The Chinese market/audience is very cut throat. Three strikes, you're out. Even Conde Nast knows that. They never bat an eyelash and "rookie mistake" is never a thing for them. The moment that they feel that your point of view doesn't reflect or match theirs, you're out. They never sugar coat. Honesty is one of their many commendable traits.
The secret of Angelica's longevity was the sole fact that she understood her audience. She knew, followed, and profited off the changing times, and she never dared to change it. I sincerely hope Margaret knows that too.
I've never seen a mismatch this manifest from the get-go.
@Benn98 I laughed so hard when I read the first sentence!! Is she an ambassador now? LOL!!!!
Reading that interview just further solidified my point - she's an outsider looking in. Her point of view is very Western. Trust me, that will yield to reality the moment her first issue is out.
The Chinese market/audience is very cut throat. Three strikes, you're out. Even Conde Nast knows that. They never bat an eyelash and "rookie mistake" is never a thing for them. The moment that they feel that your point of view doesn't reflect or match theirs, you're out. They never sugar coat. Honesty is one of their many commendable traits.
The secret of Angelica's longevity was the sole fact that she understood her audience. She knew, followed, and profited off the changing times, and she never dared to change it. I sincerely hope Margaret knows that too.
I've never seen a mismatch this manifest from the get-go.
Had to reread subject line and then Google in case another Margaret Zhang existed. I hope we don’t see pretentious vague references and bland pseudo intellectual language by Zhang as a cover up for her shallow experience when compared to other EIC’s who have earned their stripes at a legacy & legendary mastheads. Would love to see more reaction from Chinese nationals/locals to this news. Not convinced myself but hopeful given it is inevitable.
the reaction in China was really bad. She is up for a fun ride.
^^^ Never got the impression the criticism of her appointment is because of lacking experience nor the lack of education: Just that her experience and education doesn’t seem to be producing that brand of magical, high fashion worldbuilding of creative visionaries of the likes of Franca Sozzani/Diana Vreeland/Fabien Baron/Carine Roitfeld/Patrick McCarthy, or even Anna Wintour at her best in the late-90s/2000s. Emanuel Farneti, Samira Nasr and Edward Ennninful have been luxuriating in this rarified high fashion stratosphere most of their lives
Not only that, the restrictions on publishing companies imposed by the government are quite significant. You can just go and shot whatever you want. It has to look a certain way, there are things that you cannot do on a shoot. Can't go too moody, can't do this, can't do that. AC navigated these restrictions for years, it isn't an easy job.
We'll see what will happen....
Lol, west journalists which emphasizing her amount followers on Instagram. In China nobody care about this, 1.2 million is nothing. They have own social media.
Don't we have any news about Margaret's team? Wonder who she will commission photography and styling-wise...
Anyway, I've set the bar rather low when it comes to her. But she better NOT get rid of beauty director Michelle Zhao!