I think you are also fascinated by her!
In March, various advertising blockbusters in spring and summer have been launched one after another! Among them, the advertising blockbusters shot by the old supermodel Dai Wenqingmu for the Acne Studios Spring/Summer 2023 series are quite amazing, and the brand also gave an introduction to "Muse Reproduction".
Pink silk dress, deconstructed blue bow tulle dress, red and white checkered suit, with rivet elements and shell illusions, are intertwined and collided. Dai Wenqingmu's temperament and state are still very flexible, no different from those of twenty years ago. It's hard to see that she is already a mother of four children.
Photographer: Carlijn Jacobs
Shape: Leopold Duchemin
No wonder everyone said, "If there is a bad face in youth, it must be Dai Wenqingmu!"
To be honest, Dai Wenqingmu was not in the Jianghu, but the Jianghu was full of her traces after she faded out of the fashion circle and began to look after her husband and teach her children in 2010. Especially in the past three years, with the revival of Y2K Spice Girl's dressing style, her name has been mentioned to a high degree.
Photo source: Weibo @ ARPNYZ
The most obvious trace is in the Internet. I believe everyone's friends have these avatars more or less 👇。 She raised a pistol, or held a cigarette in her mouth, with a disdainful look on her face, which was almost a necessary portrait for dragging the sisters. And her various makeup imitation and dressing styles have also been painted on the home pages of small red book bloggers.
There are so many famous models in the world, how can Dai Wenqingmu always be loved by the public? It starts with her legendary modeling career!
Speaking of Dai Wenqingmu, the girl who caught a glimpse on the catwalk in the 1990s, is an existence that can be recorded in history. At that time, the fashion industry focused on three-dimensional beauty. The height of models was generally around 178, and the models with Asian faces had no sense of existence.
Dai Wenqingmu's mother is German British, and his father is Japanese. The mixed blood of the Three Kingdoms endows Aoki with a unique personal style. Round little face, red phoenix eyes on the head, cocky nose, downward lips and small freckles...... Cute but also a little murderous, this inherent sense of contradiction attracts practitioners in the fashion circle.
After all, no one will not love to have a girl who can never forget her face!
"When we saw her picture, our eyes lit up, and we called her brokerage company through friends for a month, inviting her to show for me." - Jeremy Scott
After seeing her photos, Kate Moss directly introduced her to sign Storm Model Management.
Kate Moss and Aoki starred in the MV of Kowalski
Later, with a height of only 168cm and a very short stature, she broke through the tight encirclement of the "golden generation supermodel", broke the mainstream aesthetic, quickly entered the center of the fashion circle with a cool and cynical attitude of Baby Doll, and gradually embarked on the road of opening against the sky.
At the age of 16, she replaced Naomi Campbell, the "Black Pearl", as the spokesman of Versace. At the age of 17, "Mr. Buddha" personally left her in CHANEL's advertising blockbusters with a palm mirror, and at the age of 18, she joined hands with "Mr. Buddha" to go to CHANEL for the closing ceremony.
CHANEL S/S 1999 ： Devon Aoki by Karl Lagerfeld
Photo source: Weibo @ Little Elephant Kingdom
She is also one of the models who have boarded CHANEL's high setting and ready-made clothes show for the most times, and one of CHANEL's brides who have taken the most curtain calls with Karl. The starting point is quite high!
In a word, "Lao Foye" is also Aoki's uncle. Aoki once publicly said: "My breakthrough in modeling work was when I worked with Foye for Chanel in 1998." When Aoki was to be sent away after the interview, Foye saw what other people didn't have on her. This is precisely because of this choice, the later supermodel Devon Aoki came into being.
In 1999, Dai Wenqingmu made his debut at Chanel Gaoding Show
CHANEL 2000 AW/W Gaoding Series
CHANEL 2001 Spring Summer Series
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Besides Karl, another designer who likes Aoki is Jeremy Scott. This unconstrained and open-minded design wizard always leaves his ingenious design to Aoki, who is as rebellious as him. Jeremy Scott once said, "She is my eternal little muse and the most beautiful girl in my eyes."
Looking back at the fashion week show, it can be said that Aoki has almost worn the bold design of Jeremy Scott, pink bomber, bottomless high-heeled shoes, shell swimwear...... Aoki interprets the inspiration of Jeremy Scott into a classic with her unique style. Later, Aoki, who had been in a weak circle for a long time, returned to the T platform for BFF.
Aoki made a comeback for Jeremy Scott in 2016
Jeremy Scott even handed over his classic works to Devon Aoki at the 20th anniversary celebration of his brand of the same name, which is the best witness of their friendship.
Dai Wenqingmu is not only the muse of many designers, but also a highlight in the career of many photographers. Her highly recognizable face will become reasonable if she meets any ridiculous makeup. Nick Knight, a popular fashion photographer, had shot a futuristic avant-garde film for Aoki as early as 1996. Full of cyberpunk style, in which a strong sense of technology and pioneering attitude are still commendable today.
Photographer Pierpaolo Ferrari has also cooperated with Dai Wenqingmu to contribute classic female spy movies.
Kenzo Takada's Spring/Summer 2014 advertising blockbuster
Photo source: Weibo @ Zilaijiu Research Institute
At that time, Aoki set off a rebellious trend of "de standardization" and "de mainstreaming". Breaking the conventional aesthetic and being unique may be the longest gift Aoki left to that era. As she said, "I have freckles. I am not tall and not perfect. We are entering a new era. The trend is changing. People like and accept different races. This change is really exciting."
Dai Wenqingmu's attitude towards life is really similar to her temperament, bold and sharp!
"I don't want people to think that I am a blank canvas or a coat hanger. I don't think that I am." So Aoki, 21, turned to film when his modeling career was at its peak.
One of the most classic roles is Suki, the hot girl in Speed and Passion 2. For this role, Aoki, without a driver's license, practiced his driving skills and successfully completed the drag racing in the movie. The image of pink sports car, short top and pink leggings, full of Y2K style in youthful vitality, has become a movie moment in many people's minds.
Later, Aoki also starred in many films, such as Girls' Secret Service, Sin City, and Life and Death Fighter, which confirmed her various possibilities in different fields. Actors may not be as smooth as models for Aoki, but it also shows that Aoki is making choices according to his heart. PS: I really loved watching her fight when I was young!
Girl Secret Service
The City of Sin
When we hear the name Dai Wenqingmu, we will automatically associate it with "the ancestor of Y2K", "Princess Millennium" and so on. In the films she acted in, she was also a proper spokesperson of Y2K style. The short shirt in Girl Agent is paired with a plaid skirt, and a popular small bag is pinned at the waist, full of college millennial style.
Her early street photos were Y2K style textbooks for walking. The tight jacket and low waist pants were millennial style at that time. Isn't this the retro trend now?
Bella Hadid, Kendall and other fashionable icons in Europe and America are almost dressed in this way today!
There are also various tight printed skirts, which highlight the cool personality in the hot, and Dai Wenqingmu is the Millennium style itself!
In 2010, Aoki was engaged to her fiance James Bailey. In 2011, they got married and had children. Aoki also focused on children and family, and gradually faded out of the fashion circle. On Aoki's ins, you can often see happy pictures of a family appearing together. Now the family of six is living happily.
But what she brings us is not only the legendary supermodel on the show, but also the pioneer who dares to break the mainstream aesthetic. It is precisely because of this existence that the beauty of fashion becomes more diversified and inclusive. Maybe this is the reason why she is so loved!!!
I hope she can return for a long time this time and bring us more beauty!
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