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First Ever U.S. Fashion Show
Chinese Artist and Fashion
Designer Zhao Bandi to Bring
Unprecedented Panda Fashion Show to Scottsdale Fashion
Week
Zhao Bandi
Scottsdale, Ariz. – Scottsdale Fashion Week has
confirmed Zhao Bandi, one of the most famous and
influential artists in China, will premiere his first
ever U.S. panda fashion show on the Waterfront Main
Runway on November 6.
Bandi uses pandas, the
veritable symbol of China, to communicate a distinctive
perspective of his country through incredibly creative
photography, video, and performance art. Bandi’s pandas
are known for portraying Chinese society in a most
lively manner.
Zhao Bandi Bride |
Zhao Bandi Judge |
Bandi’s panda fashion show
is unprecedented and one of the most fantastic works of
Chinese contemporary art. No other artist has brought
the whole of Chinese society, including all classes and
stereotypes, to the catwalk. Audiences may feel shocked
or even uncomfortable to find themselves among the
characters played by Bandi’s models. Prostitutes,
concubines, and corrupt officials appear on the runway
to entertain and encourage the audience to ponder
today’s society.
Will one of the most
provocative designer artists in China bring a culture
storm to the United States? See for yourself on Friday,
November 6 at 8 p.m. on the Waterfront Main Runway.
Tickets range from $200 for an All Evening Premium show
pass to $25 for general admission.
The $200 All Evening
Premium show pass includes VIP seating for five designer
New York-style, tented Waterfront Main Runway shows on
Friday or Saturday nights, complimentary beverages and
access to the VIP Showcase. Tickets for Main Runway
single shows are $60 and go on sale October 22, based on
availability. The $25 general admission ticket includes
access to eight SouthBridge outdoor runway shows on
Friday or Saturday nights and access to surrounding
video screens that will broadcast the Main Runway shows.
Tickets can be purchased
at the Scottsdale Fashion Week web site,
www.scottsdalefashionweek.com and from the 2009
Scottsdale Fashion Week charity partners – Fresh Start
Women’s Foundation, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Childhelp,
and Cystic Fibrosis.
In total the Scottsdale
Waterfront and SouthBridge will host over two-dozen
runway shows. The Main Runway will showcase leading
fashion designers and will be located at the Scottsdale
Waterfront on Marshall Way south of Camelback Road. The
outdoor SouthBridge Runway will feature up-and-coming
designers and will be located across the Arizona Canal.
The 2009 Scottsdale
Fashion Week marketing partners and sponsors are the
City of Scottsdale, the Scottsdale Convention & Visitors
Bureau, Scottsdale Fashion Square, Scottsdale Waterfront
Residences, SouthBridge, the Scottsdale Gallery
Association, The Arizona Republic, azcentral.com,
az Magazine, Brown Hand Center, Intercontinental
Montelucia Resort & Spa, Prado, Little Black Dress
Wines, Tapas Papas Frittas, and Tutto.
Zhao Bandi Backgroud
Zhao Bandi was born in 1966 in Beijing, where
he lives and works. Scottsdale Fashion Week 2009 marks
his first U.S. show. Previously his main fashion shows
were 2009 China: A Nation of Pandas – Bandi Panda
Fashion Show, Palais de Tokyo in Paris, France and 2007
Chinese International Fashion Week (08 Spring/Summer) –
Bandi Panda Fashion Show, D park, 798 Art Zone, Beijing,
China. Bandi
graduated from the Beijing Central Academy of Fine Arts
in 1988. Since 1993, his works have been shown at
numerous international exhibitions.
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