Fei Fei Sun

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Fei Fei Sun
Suzhou University
Spouse
Liang Zi
(m. 2017)
Modeling information
Height5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)[1]
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Agency

Sun Feifei (

Estée Lauder.[4]

Early life and education

Sun was born in

.

Career and success

Sun started her modeling career in 2008 when she represented China in Elite Model Look,[5] one of the world's most influential modeling contests. She won the championship in China and eventually won the third prize internationally. She made her international runway debut during London Fashion Week in February 2010, walking for Christopher Kane.[6] In December 2009, she was handpicked by Karl Lagerfeld to walk Chanel's Paris-Shanghai fashion show.[5]

Since then, Sun has appeared on the runway of

Valentino, Christian Dior and many others.[5]

In covers and editorials, Sun first appeared in the Vogue Italia editorial in January 2011, The Power of Glamour, shot by Steven Meisel.[7] Later, Meisel also enlisted her for editorials in other major magazines, including Vogue US, V, W, and others.[5]

In 2014, she was featured alongside eight other models on the cover of the September issue of

Vogue Paris, British Vogue, and Vogue (USA), among others.[5]

In model campaigning, Sun's first major campaign was

Diesel, DKNY Be Delicious fragrance, H&M, Prada and most recently Christian Dior[11] and Chanel Watches.[12]

In spring 2012, Sun became the first Asian face of Italian brand

Valentino.[5] She was selected as the face for Chanel Beauty, Calvin Klein cosmetics, Giorgio Armani beauty and Dolce and Gabbana
skincare.

She made a second appearance on the cover of Vogue Italia (September 2014) edition and also made history as the first East Asian model to appear on the fold cover of American Vogue for the September issue 2014. In June 2015, Fei Fei made a third appearance on the cover of Vogue Italia.

In 2017, she once again fronted Valentino Spring 2017 advertising campaign in addition to campaigns by

. In June 2018, Sun graced the cover of Allure magazine, along with Fernanda Ly and Soo Joo Park. In 2019, she made her appearance on the debut and launch cover of Vogue Hong Kong.

She continues to appear regularly on some of the most highly selective runways in the industry: Alexander Wang, Prada, Valentino, Jil Sander, Christian Dior, Balenciaga, Givenchy, Chanel and others. She was notably the showstopper of the Vera Wang Spring/Summer 2020 fashion show, held on September 10, 2019 as part of the New York Fashion Week. However, she fell down twice in a row during the finale owing to the designer's very high heels paired with a slippery catwalk.[13]

Achievements

In January 2013, she became the first Asian model to front a solo cover for Vogue Italia issue. She was the first Asian model to front

Estée Lauder.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Fei Fei Sun". Fashion Model Directory. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Model Talks". FashionTV. Archived from the original on June 23, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  3. ^ "Fashion Week Preview: The Faces". 2 September 2010.
  4. ^ "3 Minutes With Fei Fei Sun". Estée Lauder Australia.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Fei Fei Sun". New York. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  6. ^ "FARFETCH - the Global Destination for Modern Luxury".
  7. ^ "2011 Allure". Vogue Italia. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Interview Magazine".
  9. ^ "The Instagirls: Joan Smalls, Cara Delevingne, Karlie Kloss, and More on the September Cover of Vogue". Tonne Goodman. New York. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  10. ^ "StackPath".
  11. ^ "StackPath".
  12. ^ "L'instant Chanel - Chanel Watches Spring 2014 (Chanel)". MODELS.
  13. ^ "Top Model Fei Fei Sun Falls Twice during Vera Wang Spring/Summer 2020 (New York Fashion Week)" – via www.youtube.com.
  14. ^ "Fei Fei Sun is part of the BoF 500".
  15. ^ "Supermodel Fei Fei Sun New Face of Estee Lauder". Archived from the original on 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2017-11-16.

External links