Tia Lee 李毓芬 Returns With Animation Series As Prelude To New Song Promoting Female Empowerment

Hi Huneybees,

Asian global C-pop star, actress and fashion icon Tia Lee 李毓芬 has been laying a low profile in the recent 3 years. Back on 7 November 2022, she shockingly deleted all her posts on IG, and uploaded a mysterious black six-square-grid with a dark-blue strike through the middle, replacing her profile icon with a broken tiara, leaving her fans baffled and sparking widespread speculation about her next move.

Luckily she didn't keep us waiting for too long. A pilot episode of an animation series was introduced telling Tia's journey and her struggles in the entertainment and fashion industry. This was released as part of a 6 ep cinematic animation series alongside another 6 innovative motion images series as prelude to her new song “Goodbye Princess”.

 

The animation series centered around the underlying message of Female Empowerment for all females to become stronger by embracing their true selves, breaking out of stereotypes, shaking off biases, avoid negativity. Each 30-second episode takes inspiration from a classic "princess" fairy tale, subverting the symbols and images in it, to form a story that is both full of imagination and saturated with the ideas of metamorphosis.

Each episode will be further illustrated and expounded upon by a thematic poster that sums up the theme and message that Tia wishes to communicate through each animated episode. The cinematic design of the 6 posters will echo one another and will be released on Tia's social platforms the day after the release of each animation.

Innovatively, a motion image and photographs of Tia will also be released after each episode to reinforce the story that Tia wishes to tell. Featuring Tia, the imagery of the photography and motion images aims to create a strong contrast between animation and reality.

The series has already been launched till episode 5 and you can catch them all here -https://www.youtube.com/@tialeeofficial/videos. 

For more insights into Tia's world, Vogue HK has also done exclusive interviews with her after every episode launch, you can find the articles here - https://www.voguehk.com/en/tag/tia-lee/. 

Do follow her on her social media as her new song "Goodbye Princess" launches on 5 December 2022!

Tia Lee Official Channels
Website: https://www.tialee.com
Instagram @leeyufen: https://www.instagram.com/leeyufen/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tialeeofficial/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leeyufentialee/
Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/1396928042/

The Award-Winning Animation Team behind the Animation Series

Inspired by "GOODBYE PRINCESS", the animation series was curated, illustrated, and scripted by a Hong Kong-based award-winning team that demonstrated exquisite quality, creativity, and enthusiasm.

Director and Project Consultant: Sunny Tang - an award-winning animation director with over 20 years of experience. He has won both the Best Animation Award and the Best Editing Award at the Hong Kong Mobile Film Festival, and the Best Digital Entertainment Award Gold Award at the Hong Kong ICT Awards. His international accolades include the 23^rd Japan TBS DigiCon6 - Merit Award and the 16^th Japan TBS DigiCon6 - Regional Award for recognition of effort in Hong Kong. His credits list includes The Great Detective Sherlock Holmes – The Greatest Jail-Breaker, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Kung Fu Hustle, The Promise, Gatchaman, and Astro Boy.

Scriptwriter: Alex Lee - scriptwriter of the movie In Broad Daylight and the ViuTV television hit series 'In Geek We Trust'. He also directed the Ritalin series, which was celebrated as part of the 2021 Golden Horse Film Project Promotion's Series Section.

Illustrator: Mandy Mackenzie Ng - an up-and-coming Hong Kong talent in digital painting. Her masterpiece is the music video 'of Moment' by Hong Kong singer Terence Lam.

Arranged by: Wan Pin Chu - a Hong Kong-based film score artist and erhuist. He is known to have scored the music for the highest-grossing animated film in China Nezha: Birth of the Demon Child. In addition, he has scored the music for other blockbusters such as Overheard 3, Wu Kong, Godzilla II: King of the Monsters, and In Geek We Trust.

Other team members include Executive Director - Leo Cheung, Animation Director - Gloria Chan, Project Manager - Gigi Leung, and Executive Producer - Sam Kong.

The Award-Winning Creative Team of the Motion Images and Photography Series

The masterminds behind the extraordinary production of the motion images and photography series are two of the world's leading creative professionals – Tony C. Miller as Creative Director, and Kate Wynborne (renowned in the international advertising and film industry) as Producer.

Tony C. Miller has over 20 years of global experience in producing commercials, music videos, documentaries and films. He has worked on advertising campaigns for brands such as Versace, Dior, Chopard, Issey Miyake and Rolls Royce. He has also been nominated for the Best Video Q Award and Best Video at the Music Video Awards (MVA's), and was recognised at both the Global Independent Film Awards and the New York Shorts International Film Festival 2020.

Kate Wynborne is a seasoned producer, with over two decades of experience in music videos, commercials and fashion productions worldwide. Based in Southeast Asia and having managed productions across multiple countries, Kate has worked on large-budget campaigns with Apple, Versace, Nike and Facebook. She has also worked alongside numerous renowned directors like Tom Hooper (best known for his British film The King's Speech), as well as other A-list artists.

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Forever Crazy: Celebrating The Beauty Of The Female Form

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ATTEN-TION!

Forever Crazy started off with 12 gorgeous topless ladies marching out into the stage in high boots, Bearskin hats, and pound symbol suspenders, saluting and greeting their audiences in the Crazy Horse trademark opening show - "God Save Our Bare Skin".

Celebrating 65 years of Parisian glamour and inspired by the endless theme of feminity and sophistication, we are getting to see all the best acts from the legendary Cabaret. Forever Crazy, is a series of highly aesthetic and visual performances presented by a multicultural cast of 10 classically-trained dancers, dressed in textured lighting, projection, extravagant lingerie, body harness, and Christian Louboutins.

Forever Crazy was conceived in 1951 as a tribute to Alain Bernadin, the founder of Crazy Horse. It fully preserves the cabaret's artistic heritage while adding a touch of modernity, humour and sophistication. 

Bernardin's vision for Crazy Horse Paris was to show the different facets of femininity - funny, cheeky, loving, rebellious, sophisticated - and highlight those with great showmanship through music, lights, projections, and costumes.

Yes, there is nudity, 80 minutes of beautifully toned bare breasts and buttocks. But trust me, throughout the show, there is nothing porn-ish; you will only learn to appreciate the beauty of the female body, understand the female sexiness, through the artistic content of the show, the lighting and projection cleverly matched with the dance numbers make every act an art piece I would love to have at home.

A lot of the acts hinges on the lighting effects that are only made possible where all the dancers are of the same height and build (auditions require measurements from nipple to nipple and navel to pubis). The criteria are very strict and out of the annually over 500 applications, only 2 or 3 gets selected.

After the dancers are picked, they have to start mastering the specific Crazy Horse Paris dances, get their costumes fitted, haircuts and colours decided with her stage name once she is ready for the stage.

Through every dance act, you can see these girls go through a strict routine as every girl looks almost identical; and dancing in a 6m x 2m x 3m stage frame is definitely not an easy feat. My favourite act has got to be the "Upside Down", where the ladies dance using mirror reflection, every pause moment is such a beautiful work of art, every girl, so confident, so comfortable, so beautiful in their own skin. I don't even know which ones to filter out, so here's a short gif above.

Each dance act is not related, but for comic relief and also time for stage changes, we have Mr Fantastic to keep us company. He is an American popping-style dancer who became famous on "So You Think You Can Dance".

He's voguing style of dance has definitely got us wondering about the beauty of the human body form. Actually, it would be nice if there were additionally shows of male dancers too, just to balance out the gender game...

Over the past 65 years, Crazy Horse Paris has drawn over 15 million patrons among them celebrities including Elizabeth Taylor, President John F. Kennedy, Madonna, Christina Aguilera, Jean Paul Gaultier, Pedro Almodovar, Sting, Beyoncé and Rihanna.

Since its inception, Crazy Horse Paris has acquired an impeccable reputation for presenting women in an incomparable, sensual and sophisticated way. It will be a pity to not catch the show...

Forever Crazy is playing at Grand Theatre, Mastercard Theatres at Marina Bay Sands till 22nd October 2017. Tickets are available at Sistic and the venue's box office, be sure to give the VIP Table a try for the best view too!

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Julianne Moore & Liv Tyler As The New Faces Of Triumph

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Triumph has recently announced Julianne Moore as the face of its new premium line - Florale by Triumph. Shot by fashion photographer Rankin, the first global campaign from Florale by Triumph draws on the story of the modern woman, celebrating female confidence and timeless style.

Inspired by feminine florals, Florale by Triumph is made up of four lines (Peony Florale, Iris Florale, Wild Rose Florale & Dahlia Florale), each offering a range of fits and styles, from an innovative 4-section underwired bra and a minimiser to a bodysuit and shaping briefs. More about the collection, click here.

New Florale lines hang on a decorative wall at Triumph’s press day.Photo Credits: http://www.lingerieinsight.com

Commenting on the announcement, Julianne Moore said: “Florale by Triumph represents everything I hope for in my style – it is elegant, contemporary, and it makes me feel beautiful.  The collection is stunning and it’s a pleasure to be a part of the Triumph family.”

Rankin adds, “Julianne is a dream! She is funny, she is courageous, she is candid, she’s totally charismatic. A breath of fresh air. What I love about photographing her is she has this inimitable strength. That is a very rare gift. And it makes my job a real pleasure.”

Whilst, Suzanne McKenna, global head of brand at Triumph, added: “After much anticipation, we are proud to introduce Julianne Moore as the face of Florale by Triumph. Julianne is the epitome of a truly sophisticated and stylish modern woman, which makes her the perfect fit for our new collection. We are confident that this special partnership will resonate with women across the world, inspiring them to ‘Find the One’ with Triumph.”

This piece of news follows the announcement that Liv Tyler is fronting a campaign for Triumph Essence's global campaign this Autumn Winter 2017.

Celebrating female sensuality and body confidence, the new campaign is also being photographed by Rankin. Triumph Essence is all about chic, elegant and seductive, offering lingerie that makes a statement and works perfectly with every modern woman’s stylish wardrobe. 

This season the premium line takes on the glamourous theme of ‘Opulent Art Nouveau’ and features delicate and intimate styles which Liv will showcase, crafted in velvet embellished mesh, Leavers lace and luxurious silk satin.

“I am so honoured to be working with Triumph, a brand I have known and admired for so many years. It has such history! The Triumph Essence collection is really special and has both a playful, feminine and chic style, which I love. I can’t wait to see it launch later this year.” --- Liv Tyler 

“Liv Tyler encapsulates everything synonymous with Triumph Essence. Beautiful, elegant and exuding female confidence. She truly is a modern woman in every sense, a mother and actress with a fierce sense of femininity that women across the world can relate to. It is her genuine spirit that translates into our new campaign for Triumph Essence and we are thrilled to be working with her.” --- Suzanne McKenna, Global Head of Brand, Triumph

The Triumph Essence campaign will be seen in print, online and in retail from October 2017 following the launch of the recent global Triumph brand campaign, ‘Find the One for Every You’, whilst Florale by Triumph Autumn/Winter collection will be available online and in store from September 2017.

I can't wait to see the full lingerie pieces in display and help myself to some of them. 

Stay tuned ~

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