Chen Fan is totally unknown in the design world and isn't professionally trained in this field; Xia Siyu wearing this outfit is a complete gamble.
Although some designer outfits do look amazing, the works of those famous designers are priced at hundreds of thousands and you need to consider fame and status to borrow a set. Even minor celebrities can't get one even if they have money.
There's an old saying that clothes make the man, but it's not necessarily about how beautiful the clothes are. More often, it's about whose work it is and whether it's a debut. If you wear last year's designs, it's okay for small red carpets, but wearing last year's at a stage like Cannes would get you laughed at.
But even more laughable is doing what Xia Siyu is doing now—wearing a work from a completely unknown designer who can't even be called a designer, just a pure rookie, and it's a Hanfu-inspired piece with a modern twist.
