13 of Eileen Gu’s hottest-ever fashion looks: the US-born Chinese Olympics champ wore a Louis Vuitton gown at Cannes Film Festival, Tiffany & Co. gems for Time100 and Carolina Herrera at the Met Gala
Did we mention she’s only 19 years old?
By our count, the IMG-signed model has 23 brands under her belt, including deals with Louis Vuitton, Tiffany & Co., Victoria’s Secret, Estée Lauder, JD.com, Bank of China, Fendi … the list goes on.
So, with access to the world’s most luxurious collections, what are her hottest fashion looks to date?
1. Golden goddess, December 2022
Gu closed the year by making her debut at Le Bal des Débutantes at Shangri-La Paris, wearing a golden laced midi ball gown from Guo Pei couture. The olde worlde event is known for drawing in royals, Hollywood celeb kids, and business mogul heirs and heiresses.
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2. Crowning beauty at ANOC Awards, October 2022
The freestyle-skier was named the best performing female athlete of the Olympic Games at the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC Awards) in Seoul in October 2022. She shone, collecting her trophy in a feathery black strapless mini dress.
3. Geometric chic at Paris Fashion Week, October 2022
4. Feathery shoulders at the ESPY Awards, July 2022
The model-athlete went for feathers again back in July 2022, as she arrived for the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles with her grandma in tow. Gu wore a showstopping Elie Saab jumpsuit with a Louis Vuitton clutch. The star won the title of best breakthrough athlete at the ceremony and ended her speech in Chinese with, “let’s add oil together”.
5. Channelling Audrey Hepburn at Tiffany & Co.’s Vision & Virtuosity exhibition, June 2022
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6. Lady in red at Time100 Gala, June 2022
The same week, Gu stunned crowds at the Time100 Gala, where she was elected as one of the publication’s 100 most influential people of 2022. Her sleek, strapless red gown featured a side slit and was paired with Tiffany & Co. bling, per Grazia.
For her speech, she switched her look for a pale blue suit.
7. Fuchsia fun at Cannes Film Festival, May 2022
At the tail-end of May, Gu turned heads in her bright fuchsia pink Louis Vuitton dress at Cannes Film Festival’s screening of the film Broker.
8. Sparkling elegance at Asia Society Annual Gala, May 2022
One of the honorees for the event, Gu opted for a sparkling midnight-blue Elie Saab dress with a peek-through hem and white sandals at Asia Society’s Annual Gala in May 2022. She made history with the organisation as its first female and youngest ambassador.
9. Knitted trendsetter at Louis Vuitton x Vanity Fair dinner in Cannes, May 2022
Gu wore a knitted long vest over a white crop top and accessorised the look with a black LV bag at Louis Vuitton’s dinner party for Vanity Fair in Cannes in May 2022.
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10. Runway debut with Louis Vuitton, May 2022
11. Hollywood glamour at Apex for Youth, May 2022
During the beginning of May, Gu glittered in a one-shoulder silver dress at the Apex for Youth 30th anniversary gala in New York. The Olympic champ took home Apex’s first-ever Next Gen Award.
12. Leather “Wonder Woman” at Met Gala, May 2022
The teenager set social media alight in China with her ultra-chic Louis Vuitton all-black leather look at the Met Gala. According to CNN, her outfit was the second most talked-about topic on Weibo within hours of the event and the hashtag #EileenGuMetGalaRedCarpet has been searched over 250 million times. Netizens quickly referred to her as DC superhero Wonder Woman.
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13. Puffy dolly at the Met Gala, May 2021
The future Olympics golden girl donned a completely different look for the Met Gala a year earlier, in her white Carolina Herrera gown. The bubble-like strapless piece was adorned with a bow tie at the front and complemented with black pumps.
- Gu won double gold for China at the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 ... and soon snapped up endorsement deals with Victoria’s Secret, Estée Lauder, Fendi and more
- Aged just 19, the freestyle skier is today considered a fashion icon, rocking bold looks at events around the world – from her hot-pink gown at Cannes to a feathery Elie Saab jumpsuit at the ESPYs