Jing Wen

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H&M MAGAZINE NOV. 2017

Top Model Secrets: Life Advice With Chinese Beauty Jing Wen

One of the industry's brightest shining stars
talks life goals and how to not lose herself in her career.


Ph: Soraya Zaman

AGE: 23

LIVES: In New York City

DISCOVERED: When a model friend introduced her to Chinese agency SuperMii

Not entirely fitting with conventional Chinese beauty standards, Jing Wen says modelling was 'kind of hard' when she first started out. But since her career took off, it's been a wild success. Graduating from models.com's Hot List, Jing Wen now holds a spot on the Top 50 list - walking all the most prestigious shows, gracing all the top magazine covers. Jing Wen is currently the face of H&M's latest beauty campaign, so naturally we asked her to spill some of her top model beauty secrets. But as it turns out, this aspiring photographer is more about the inside and less about the surface...

MY FAVOURITE PHOTOGRAPHER IS...

Roger Ballen.

IN MY CAREER, I AM MOST PROUD OVER...

Maintaining a sense of self throughout.

MY CREATIVE OUTLET IS...

Photography.

MY MODEL ICON IS...

Saskia de Brauw.

MY BEAUTY SECRET IS...

Thinking and feeling - remaining in touch with myself.

MY SECRET TALENT IS...

I don't know yet, but it wouldn't be a secret if I told you!

A FICTIONAL CHARACTER I RELATE TO IS...

[Anime hero] Princess Mononoke.

THE MOST CHALLENGING PART OF BEING A MODEL IS...

Keeping the good energy at all times.

MY GO-TO SONG AT KARAOKE IS...

Actually, I have a bad voice...!

THE QUALITY I LIKE MOST IN OTHER PEOPLE IS...

Honesty.

I SMELL LIKE...

My favourite scent; like me.

MY FAVOURITE OFF-DUTY LOOK IS...

It changes from day to day.

RIGHT NOW, I AM OBSESSED WITH...

[Japanese martial art] Kendo.

ONE THING ON MY BUCKET LIST IS...

To see the northern lights.

THE BEST BEAUTY TIP I'VE EVER RECEIVED IS...

Confidence and happiness radiate.

MY FAVOURITE RESTAURANT IS...

I actually prefer my grandmother's cooking to most restaurant food.

THE BEST LIFE ADVICE I'VE EVER RECEIVED IS...

Be decisive: make choices, and don't look back.

POST-MODELLING, I WOULD LIKE TO...

Become a film maker.

MY CHILDHOOD NICKNAME WAS...

Wawa.

MY FAVOURITE TV SHOW IS...

Game of Thrones.

RIGHT NOW, I AM READING...

When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom.

MY GOAL IN LIFE IS...

To move to Iceland.

hm.com​

 

[Mea Culpa]

Paco Rabanne

pacorabanne

 

[dfwn2n]

campaign?

 

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VOGUE US NOV. 2017
'High Time'
Ph: Charlotte Wales
Stylist: Alex Harrington
Hair: Shingo Shibata
Makeup: Jen Myles


pinterst; sina.com
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Chanel Pre-Fall 2018 | Hamburg


vogue.com
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VOGUE US JAN. 2018
'Good Vibrations'
Ph: Sean Thomas
Stylist: Jordan Bickham
Hair: Recine
Makeup: Jen Myles


sina.com; weibo.com
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[TheoG]

I can't wait for a full editorial spread with Jing in US Vogue. Or maybe one with Fei Fei, that would be a dream for me!

 

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Dior Guggenheim - New York City
November 2017


gettyimages.com; instagram/womenmanagementny; theobserver.com ​

 

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Dior F/W 2017
Creative Director: Fabien Baron
Ph: Brigitte Lacombe
Stylist: Karl Templer
Hair: Guido Palau
Makeup: Diane Kendal



dior.com; weibo.com
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VOGUE US SEPT. 2017
'Sies Marjan Shoes'
Ph: Charlotte Wales
Stylist: Alex Harrington
Hair: Shingo Shibata
Makeup: Jen Myles


linkedin.com; jenmyles.com​

 

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Pat McGrath 'Mothership Ball' Launch F/W 2017
Ph: Rémi Lamandé
Stylist: Kyle Luu
Hair: Guido Palau
Makeup: Pat McGrath
Nails Megumi Yamamoto




amdynan.com; instagram/womenmanagementny; patmcgrath.com; remilamande.co​

 

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Prada 'Light & Shadow' 2018 Online Campaign
Ph: Chen Man
Stylist: Woo Wu
Hair: Bon Fan Zhang
Makeup: Xin Miao





prada.com/cn​

 

[dfwn2n]

More beautiful than the main campaigns

 

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ANOTHER MAGAZINE F/W 2017
'Another Way to Wear: Hair, Tiers, Brown, Sparkle'
Ph: Jackie Nickerson
Stylists: Agata Belcen & Nell Kalonji
Hair: Jawara Wauchope
Makeup: Nami Yoshida








bryantartists.com ​

 

[pollyanna90]

Wonderful editorial. She's a total star. One of the best models to emerge from the mid to later 2010s. Hope she has a long career.

 

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Dazzle SS18 - Shanghai


dazzle-fashion.com​

 

[dfwn2n]

She got Chloe campaign

 

[subway 123]

Chloé S/S 2018 Ad Campaign





chloe.com

 

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Aesthetically fitting for Chloe, always wanted her for the brand. Finally! Hopefully better shots.






Personally am quite impressed with her resume so far.

Ferragamo SS16
Coach FW16
Prada SS17
Dior FW17
Chloe SS18



Above is not everything, but the more important ones.

It's reasonable and evident that Women & co. are doing great things for her. At least something big each season.

Jing Wen is indeed the versatile model IMO. Her look echo past generations and is contemporary, yet enable to morph and exude many styles and feelings. She has longevity base on her look/beauty alone. Not too specific. That's her winning edge too. Her campaigns exemplify this - the many different brands she match.

Would be cool to see her nab a beauty contract or sort in the future. And still waiting for her to get a LV campaign (both admire the arts and a regular too much to be avoided) or brands like Loewe/Marni/Sacai/Proenza/Celine. To name a few.

Lastly, the one thing that she "lack" is these Vogue covers. Criminally underutilised. She should have had at least one solo cover by now and a couple more since her last (2015). Especially if we are talking about models like Jing's stature.


2018 checklist to see:

LV campaign
Versace runway
Vogue OG cover
Works with I&V


Congrats so far and looking forward.

 

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dazeddigital.com; instagrams: ellisyunyingwu & qinyu___; loopme.my​