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It's a movie star's
worst nightmare.
Promoting her new film "The Banquet" at the Venice Film Festival on
Sunday, Zhang Ziyi wore the same polka-dotted low-cut dress that fellow Chinese actress Xu
Jinglei wore two months ago.
The Hong Kong entertainment press, known for being harshly critical of
Zhang, pounced on the apparent
slip-up Monday.
"Zhang Ziyi wears Xu Jinglei's old dress," the headline read in Apple Daily's entertainment
section.
Xu wore the dress - identified by the Apple Daily newspaper as an
Emporio Armani design - at a press conference in Hong Kong in July to
promote the upcoming film "Confession of
Pain," directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak of "Infernal
Affairs" fame.
Apple Daily also ran a picture of Zhang chatting with Zhou Xun, a
fellow actress from "The Banquet," inserting a comic-like dialogue box
that jokingly quotes Zhou as saying, "Poor you, wearing someone's old
dress."
A headline in Oriental Daily News read, "Zhang Ziyi's outfit clashes, loses attention." The story
said, "Zhang Ziyi, who occasionally fumbles her wardrobe, wore the same
outfit that Xu Jinglei wore at a press conference earlier. What a big
strategic mistake."
Hong Kong media is traditionally critical of Zhang, accusing her of bad
fashion taste, poor English and bad habits.
Zhang rose to international fame after appearing in the martial arts
hit "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." Her Hollywood credits since then
include "Rush Hour 2" and "Memoirs of a
Geisha."
(Agencies) | 
