Rebecca Wang Joins A list Celebrities Front-Row at Dior Fashion Show 04 Mar 2013

Rebecca Wang Enjoys Front-Row Seat at Galliano Fashion Show

The Galliano house of fashion made a return to the catwalk on Sunday 3rd March, with the showing of its Autumn/Winter Collection 2013-2014 during Paris Fashion Week. Bill Gaytten, The British-born former right arm to Galliano in the in-house design team for over 23 years and the current lead designer for the label, showcased his second collection on Sunday.

The show was held at the iconic Le Centorial, 18 rue du Quatre Septembre, in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. The Galliano Autumn/Winter Collection for 2013-2014 was heavy in dark colours. It featured geometric cuts and shades of blue, plum and black. Models with minimal make up wore long belted drape coats with cropped trousers or over the knee skirts. The collection also included simple evening gowns, peplum skirts and oversized hats. 

Rebecca Wang & Sidney Toledano, former Dior president

Over the years the Galliano team’s speciality has been to give a theatrical approach to contemporary fashion, with uniqueness created through contrast and sprinkled with vintage allure. Gaytten is building upon this and fast earning a reputation for his love of experimentation with styles packing different levels of sophistication.

The brand was founded in 1993 by the Gibraltar-born British fashion designer John Galliano, who had a rapid ascendancy in world fashion at an international level. After being appointed designer to head up Givenchy in 1995, and receiving high praise for his first collection there, 1996 saw him move to Christian Dior, where he oversaw all creative design for the following fifteen years, garnering many fashion awards for his services to the industry. Fans of Galliano designs include Charlize Theron, Madonna, Cate Blanchett, and Nicole Kidman. Kate Moss opted for a Galliano designed wedding dress for her marriage to Jamie Hince.

The Galliano house of fashion is one of the sixty prestigious brands that make up the international luxury goods group LVMH. LVMH came into being in 1987 following a merger between Moet Hennessey and Louis Vuitton. The group specialises in five main areas: fashion and leather goods; watches and jewellery; perfumes and cosmetics; wine and spirits, and selective retailing. The most veteran brand in the group is wine producer Chateau d'Yquem, whose origins go back to 1593. While created and headquartered in Paris, LMVH now has over 3,000 stores world-wide (over 79% of them outside of France), and more than 100,000 employees. Sidney Toledano, who is the President and CEO of Christian Dior SA and President of John Galliano and Fendi was in the audience of Gaytten’s second solo show for Galliano.

Rebecca Wang supports the BAFTA awards in London 26 Feb 2013

Rebecca Wang supports the BAFTA awards in London 2013

The 2013 BAFTA award nominations were notable for their variety and quality, representing big-budget blockbusters, stunning international cinema and left-field independent films. The awards were always predicted to be “a wide open race”, and this, to quote BAFTA’s chairman Michael Willis, “really reflects the health of cinema throughout the world.”

Stephen Fry hosted the evening, and a stellar list of nominees and leading members from the film industry were in attendance, including Ben Affleck, Anne Hathaway, George Clooney, Ang Lee, Quentin Tarantino, Daniel Day-Lewis, Hugh Jackman, Steven Spielberg, Sam Mendes and Jennifer Lawrence.

Hollywood producer Rebecca Wang supported the awards in her capacity as a member of the Academy Circle, which constitutes the charitable side of BAFTA. She is strongly committed to a proactive role in enabling, encouraging and supporting all art forms of creative talent across the film industry.

​In addition to the high-profile awards ceremonies held annually in London, Los Angeles and New York, BAFTA runs a year-round Learning and Events programme aimed at audiences of all ages and backgrounds across the UK and USA. The programme offers unique access via workshops, master classes, lectures and mentoring schemes to some of the world’s most inspiring talent.

The 2013 BAFTA award nominations were notable for their variety and quality, representing big-budget blockbusters, stunning international cinema and left-field independent films. The awards were always predicted to be “a wide open race”, and this, to quote BAFTA’s chairman Michael Willis, “really reflects the health of cinema throughout the world.”

Stephen Fry hosted the evening, and a stellar list of nominees and leading members from the film industry were in attendance, including Ben Affleck, Anne Hathaway, George Clooney, Ang Lee, Quentin Tarantino, Daniel Day-Lewis, Hugh Jackman, Steven Spielberg, Sam Mendes and Jennifer Lawrence.

​Hollywood producer Rebecca Wang supported the awards in her capacity as a member of the Academy Circle, which constitutes the charitable side of BAFTA. She is strongly committed to a proactive role in enabling, encouraging and supporting all art forms of creative talent across the film industry.

​In addition to the high-profile awards ceremonies held annually in London, Los Angeles and New York, BAFTA runs a year-round Learning and Events programme aimed at audiences of all ages and backgrounds across the UK and USA. The programme offers unique access via workshops, master classes, lectures and mentoring schemes to some of the world’s most inspiring talent.

The Academy has also in recent years extended the range of access to resources that inform and inspire. Its online archive is a treasure trove of features, photographs and interviews.

The 66th BAFTAs took place at London’s Royal Opera House on Sunday 10th February, and a post-ceremony dinner was hosted at the Grosvenor House Hotel.

Red carpet coverage was provided by BBC Three and BBC One broadcast the awards ceremony itself. Four new 360-degree cameras were employed to span the carpet, enabling viewers at home to enjoy the evening’s proceedings.

About BAFTA

The BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Awards are the Academy’s highest film honours, rewarding the best work of any nationality seen on British screens over the previous year.

An independent charity, BAFTA also aims “to support, develop and promote the art form of the moving image by identifying and rewarding excellence, inspiring practitioners, and benefitting the public.”

Please click here to see BAFTA Highlights 2012/13

Rebecca Wang Entertainment sponsors amfAR Inspiration Night Paris 20 Jun 2011

Rebecca Wang Entertainment sponsors amfAR Inspiration Night Paris

Long term global fundraising chairman Sharon Stone and designer Marc Jacobs support amfAR Inspiration Night Paris.​

Following its highly successful annual Cinema Against AIDS fundraiser which was held last month at the Cannes Film Festival and raised just under $11 million, amfAR (The American Foundation for AIDS Research) hosted a second French event, their Inspiration Night Paris 2012, on 28th June at the iconic Parisian venue Maxims.

Attendees included Marc Jacobs who presided over the evening as Honorary Chair, amfAR Global Fundraising Chairman Sharon Stone, hosting the event,  Lee Radziwill, sister to the late Jackie Kennedy, film director Sofia Coppola, actress Dita von Teese and Hollywood executive producer Rebecca Wang, who said:

“I am proud to be a sponsor of this Inspiration Paris Night, supporting amfAR in its fight against AIDS - an indiscriminate disease which affects all ages, races and cultures. There are more than 33 million people fighting HIV/AIDS worldwide – a scale which demands action by all of us, to educate others and to help to stem the spread. amfAR works tirelessly to raise awareness of the disease itself, and is also world –renowned for its commitment to research of new treatments, vaccines, clinical studies and equally to the role of prevention in combating the effects of AIDS”.

Rebecca Wang at amfAR Inspiration Night Paris 20 Jun 2011

The Piaget Award of Inspiration was awarded to Robert Duffy, President of Marc Jacobs and Marc Jacobs International, in recognition of the companies’ persistent and tireless work towards the eradication of AIDS.

Sponsors for the evening were Rebecca Wang Entertainment, MAC Cosmetics and Piaget, while the event was staged by Josh Wood Productions.

Rebecca Wang and Sharon Stone

Launched in 2010, amfAR’s Inspiration Gala Series are held across leading cities world-wide and focus on celebrating men’s fashion and style while also taking time to acknowledge and honour those who have made an especial contribution in the fight against AIDS.  They hold a well-deserved reputation for being evenings which combine entertainment of dazzling creativity with impressive fundraising for the organisation’s health and research programmes.  To date Inspiration Galas have been held in New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Sao Paolo, Rio de Janeiro, Toronto and Miami.

Rebecca Wang and Marc Jacobs

These and other amfAR fund-raising events bring together A-list celebrities, socialites and international public figures. High profile guests have included Bill Clinton, Giorgio Armani, George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Karl Lagerfeld, Tom Ford, Nicole Kidman, Sir Elton John, Valentino, Anna Wintour and Leonardo Di Caprio to name a few.

Since it’s founding in 1985 amfAR has invested over $338 million into its programmes and awarded over 3,300 grants to research teams worldwide.