M I N G D Y N A S TY

Currently hiding from all the crowd that's gathering in my house during this Lunar New Year thanks to a sudden diarrhea I got earlier in the morning. I'm not going to be narccistic for the day, instead I'd like to share this particular model that I've been drawn to. Say hi to Xi Meng Yao. Or more familiarly, Ming Xi.

At a towering height of 178cm, this Shanghainese beauty made her dirst debut at Givenchy's fall 2010 couture show, a first for Asian. As if that's not cool enough, she was handpicked by the fashion house's own designer, Riccardo Tisci to strut the catwalk. Ming Xi believes that Chinese models play an important role when China is a growing force within the luxury market.



wide set eyes and strong cheekbones define Ming's signature look

standing out against the Caucasians on vogue russia february 2012 (with Anais Pouliot, Kate King, and Karo Mrozkova.)

with fellow friend, liu wen. officially jealous with those long limbs that look great in just about any boots. and that signature one-leg-bend pose is *thumbs up*

Ming Xi has quite of a style. don't you think? I like how she manages to play with prints while keeping the rest of the outfit is (almost) neutral. mid-thigh boots seem like her favorite shoes as I googled through streetstyle images Ming.


brow-less (see two pictures above) or bold brows, this asian beauty does it all (spread from Manifesto magazine January 2012 ed)

sources: elite model management, fashiongonerogue, stockholm-streetstyle, altamira, vogue russia, street-peeper, bonae-l'amour, vogue china, various tumblrs