ZHANG ZIYI THE NEW EMPORIO ARMANI TESTIMONIAL
Giorgio Armani is pleased to announce that leading actress Zhang Ziyi is the first Chinese female face to appear in advertising campaigns for Emporio Armani, presenting the brand’s ready-to-wear collections, accessories, and eyewear in 2009. Zhang joins Takeshi Kaneshiro, who earlier this year became the first Asian male face to appear in an Emporio Armani advertising campaign. Together the two will be the Emporio Armani testimonials in Greater China for Spring/Summer 2009. Giorgio Armani said “I am delighted to have Ziyi appear as our testimonial. Not only has she impressed the world with her incredible talent as an actress, she possesses a very distinctive beauty, traditional and uniquely oriental, but at the same time there is an appeal that is very young and very modern. That, I think is a very fine match with Emporio Armani.” Ziyi is excited to be the Emporio Armani testimonial for Greater China and said “I am most flattered by…