Liu Wen

Happy Comeback Anniversary

Not a whole lot to update…

Balenciaga entered Top 10
Mischa Notcutt noticed
Chanel breaks away from Hermes and JPG as the most walked show in Paris (and most walked brand, overall). Wen also happened to be the only model of the 00s casted.



BODY OF WORK - RUNWAY


Age: 36
Agency: The Society, Elite, Storm
Runway Debut: C’N’C Costume National FW08
Experience Level: 28 RTW seasons
Status: Comeback continues – Europe focused
Title: Only model of 00s to walk best/most shows within top 50 bracket
Strengths: Professionalism, hydrated skin, versatility
Known For: Dimples, mountainous cheekbones, positivity


----- shows crossed off -----

N/A

----- patiently waiting to walk -----

Giorgio Armani

----- afford her or not/unnecessary of her stature -----

Acne Studios
Carven
Coach
Coperni
Courreges
Diesel
Duran Lantik
Emporio Armani
Ferrari
Gabriela Hearst
Giada
Iceberg
Jil Sander
JW Anderson
Ludovic de Saint Sernin
Marine Serre
Off-White
Philosophy
Simone Rocha
Toteme


----- discontinued/stopped runway, didn’t walk -----

Bill Blass
Christian Lacroix
Longchamp
Mulberry
Raf Simons
Versus


Runway Moments

Closed Rabanne FW24

Closed Boss SS24
Closed Tory Burch SS24
Opened Bottega Veneta FW23 – Beijing
Closed Schiaparelli Couture FW23
Co-led finale AMI Paris SS24
Closed Alexander McQueen FW23
Closed Bottega Veneta FW23
Closed Prada FW23
Closed Dazzle FW21
Closed Erdos FW21
Closed Jean Paul Gaultier Couture section FW20
Co-Opened Jean Paul Gaultier Couture section FW20
Closed Sies Marjan FW19
Opened Max Mara SS19
Led finale Chloe FW18
Closed La Perla SS18
Closed Erdos FW17
Led finale Tod’s FW17
Opened & Closed Masha Ma for Shanghai Tang SS15
Closed Viktor & Rolf FW14
Closed Calvin Klein Platinum SS14
Closed Shiatzy Chen SS14
Led finale Sportmax SS14
Closed Jean Paul Gaultier Couture FW13
Opened Shiatzy Chen FW13
Led finale Hugo Boss FW13
Led finale 3.1 Phillip Lim FW13
Closed Gianfranco Ferre SS13
Closed Richard Chai SS13
Closed Shiatzy Chen SS13
Opened Richard Chai FW12
Led finale Paul & Joe FW12
Closed Shiatzy Chen SS12
Opened Schumacher SS12 – Beijing
Opened Erdos FW11
Opened Sportmax FW11
Opened & Closed Shiatzy Chen FW11
Led finale Moschino FW11
Closed Iris van Herpen Couture FW11
Opened Stephane Roland Couture FW11
Closed Christophe Lemaire Menswear SS11
Opened Alexandre Herchcovitch SS11
Opened & Closed Uma Wang SS11
Closed Donna Karan Resort 2011
Opened & Closed Ellassay First FW10
Closed ck Calvin Klein FW10
Closed Givenchy FW10
Opened Barbara Bui SS10
Opened Erdos SS10
Opened Roland Mouret SS10
Closed Anteprima SS09
Closed Roberta Scarpa SS09
Led finale Sari Gueron SS09
Closed Trussardi FW08


Runway Record

#1 Top Walker – FW09 *tied*
#2 Top Walker – SS10
25 RTW seasons consecutively
First and last Asian model to walk most shows – FW09, 74
Best achievement as “Last Face” – FW23, closed three top shows


Seasonal Shows Count (RTW)

FW24, 15
SS24, 20
FW23, 10
SS23, unavailable
FW22, unavailable
SS22, unavailable
FW21, unavailable
SS21, unavailable
FW20, 1
SS20, 1
FW19, 15
SS19, 6
FW18, 5
SS18, 5
FW17, 5
SS17, 7
FW16, 1
SS16, 2
FW15, 5
SS15, 14
FW14, 8
SS14, 37
FW13, 33
SS13, 43
FW12, 42
SS12, 41
FW11, 46
SS11, 45
FW10, 55
SS10, 70
FW09, 74
SS09, 54
FW08, 18


Casting Directors’ Shows Walked (FW24)

Bitton: Bottega Veneta (1)

Brokaw: Chloe, Loewe, Miu Miu, The Row, Prada (5)

Del Moro & Co.: Ami, Jacquemus, Saint Laurent, Schiaparelli, Tod’s, Versace (6)

Duclos: Chanel (1)

Echt & Von der Graf: Balenciaga (1)

Notcutt: Ferragamo (1)


City’s Top Walked Shows (RTW)

New York: Anna Sui (18x); Michael Kors (12x); Alexander Wang, Carolina Herrera, Jason Wu and Rag&Bone (11x); Proenza Schouler (10x); Derek Lam (9x)

London: Burberry (6x); Preen (4x); Christopher Kane (3x); Jonathan Saunders and Roland Mouret (2x); Erdem, Gareth Pugh and Giles (1x)

Milan:
Bottega Veneta and Roberto Cavalli (12x); Dolce&Gabbana (8x); Sportmax and Tod’s (7x); Ferragamo, Missoni and Prada (6x); Etro, Gucci and Max Mara (5x); Moschino and Versace (4x)

Paris: Chanel (13x); Hermes and Jean Paul Gaultier (12x); Balenciaga, Chloe, Givenchy and Kenzo (10x); Stella McCartney (9x); Viktor&Rolf (8x); Dior, Isabel Marant and Nina Ricci (7x)


Brand Most Walked For (RTW, HC, Resort, Pre-Fall, Men’s, Specials)

Top 10

Chanel = 25x
Jean Paul Gaultier = 21x
Anna Sui = 18x
Dior = 14x
Bottega Veneta = 13x
Hermes = 12x
Jason Wu = 12x
Michael Kors = 12x
Roberto Cavalli = 12x
Alexander Wang = 11x
Balenciaga = 11x
Carolina Herrera = 11x
Givenchy = 11x
Rag & Bone = 11x


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SPRING/SUMMER 2024 – AD CAMPAIGNS

Erdos (OG)
Prada (MG)
Dazzle (OG)
Fendi (MG)
Chanel N1 Serum (MG)
Tory Burch China (OG)
Ubras x Disney (MG)
Versace (MG)
Belle (OG)
Prada Eyewear (MG)
Ubras (MG)
L’Oreal VC Mask (OG)
Crest Toothpaste (OG)
Bottega Veneta Andiamo Bag (OG)


A Weibo blogger said that Liu Wen would rule SS24 campaign season (by her standards), and that was early/mid January. Indeed. Another great list.

Appears the Lanzarote’s trip is BV by Thornfeldt duo.


Did she really land in LA or was she taking off. Who is based there, or which creatives are in the vicinity as Liu. Sounds major?

Looks like the Thornfeldt’s crew are/were in LA the same time as Liu. Could be coincidence/unrelated.

Maybe it’s for YSL…





weibo.com
 
That Pop cover is bad, her best angle is her three-quarters profile, rarely frontal
 
That’s pretty cool that she booked Pop again.

However, and I may be in the minority or that only care about these frivolous things, but wish they’d focus on publication titles she has yet to cover: V, Love, Muse, CR, Numero, Bazaar France/Italia, 10 Mag, AnOther, HTSI, D la Rep, M Magazine, Perfect, Interview… even though some may be hard to get or unnecessary at this stage of her career.

Personally can’t believe she doesn’t have a solo cover of i-D, a decade has passed, and so many moments where she perfectly “audition” for another cover (all the images and gifs of her winking were not meaningless, if one hasn’t caught that, Liu wants her solo *half kidding half serious). I mean hopefully/hypothetically Society can nudge Karlie and that could prompt a future cover, since they go way back, a concept around 00s model would be interesting. May they keep the signature wink/eye covered.


She arrived back in Beijing days ago.





xiaohongshu.com
 
^ Jonathan Leijonhufvud was the correct photographer for Elle Deco.


Forget to add Self Service, Dazed, Porter, SSAW, Document, Holiday, Purple, Russh, Flair, Intermission, and more highly unlikely titles (Mastermind, Gentlewoman, Dust, Almanac).

After such a strong comeback with French Vogue, W, Pop, addition to US Bazaar and WSJ just think it’s nice to keep expanding and in her case, with limited opportunities appearing once seems like it’s enough, so while am surprised and happy she got Pop again, she/they could’ve gone for something else. Repeats are great but with these unreachable/smaller titles, spread the seeds and love so to speak. Think the only other time she repeated a few times was Antidote Magazine.

Obviously not an insider as to how these bookings are managed or what’s available to her (hence of course, if that’s the case and they want to book her, and her schedule is free – why not, so understandably think that’s how we got Pop again?... well hope other creatives in these aforementioned magazines reach out to Liu). Gosh it’s not that big of a deal, though when it comes to her career holistically and resume, it matters to a degree and has always been like a benchmark on magazines/campaigns/shows.

Regarding i-D: Scheinman (still?) was their head of casting and McKimm at the helm, and they worked with Liu on multiple occasions, and nothing… so there goes that ship.


Ubras x Disney S/S 2024


weibo.com
 
More previews. Some sites/insta pages are starting to roll out this campaign/collection (the one Liu wearing the blue look). Not sure when the full set of images will be released or officially called. Andiamo bag campaign or a summer capsule?



weibo.com
 
Updated


Was allegedly in Paris during London fashion week for a project = editorial/cover or something else

London shoot = Vogue UK editorial


Traveled Paris in November = Vogue France cover shoot / Pop cover shoot ?

Second trip in Paris during December = Pop cover shoot / Vogue France cover shoot ?

December’s Thailand trip with Slavycz = Tory Burch

Sanya trip end of December = Wallpaper China cover shoot

Possible shoots during fashion week = Prada campaign

Fendi campaign
by Meisel = how, where and when ???

Erdos/Dazzle/Belle/Ubras expected

Elle Deco at her Beijing space = courtesy of BV

Versace repeat = Mert’s London set Monday 27th

Elle China = Shanghai with Nick


Lanzarote prior couture week = Bottega Veneta Andiamo

(Possible jobs during FW24)

Los Angeles = ???




According to the IP address of her newest weibo post, she has been back to France

Think it’s always a good idea to take her IP with a grain of salt. During that time she was celebrating her birthday, and it seems she was with people that were located in China too? There were a couple of times last year when her post would say a city/country but it turns out she’s actually not there, she would be in a different continent or country.

1/25 says France then 1/28 says Beijing but she arrived back in China days earlier (22-24), so that disprove the France geolocation and she was coming back from Lanzarote/Paris/Madrid too.

I could be wrong but there probably wasn’t a (second) Paris trip between that time frame and dates that is known. :flower:







weibo.com
 
Yep, it was a mislocation of IP of the weibo post around her birthday.
Versace repeat = Mert’s London set Monday 27th November
Second trip in Paris during December = Pop cover shoot
Around Ami show, prior Lanzarote = VF cover shoot
 
^ She probably shot Versace shortly same time as Vogue UK too? as both were London bound. Or maybe she went to Paris then London in Nov. Well who cares now lol. Thanks though!

Forget to say that I don’t have sources just pure speculation and what’s available to infer some details.






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