The line between beauty and ugliness in the high-end dress worn by star Michelle Yeoh

(Dan Tri) - Netizens criticized the dress Michelle Yeoh wore at the movie premiere in Singapore as looking like "beef book" while international fashion sites praised the star as a symbol of sophistication and elegance.

The dress is sometimes praised as a symbol, and sometimes compared to a "cow book".

Recently, Michelle Yeoh appeared with Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo at Universal Studios Singapore, attending the Asia- Pacific premiere of Wicked: For Good .

At the event, the 1962-born star wore a brown strapless dress by Dutch designer Iris van Herpen.

Michelle Yeoh recently attended the premiere of the movie "Wicked: For Good" in Singapore (Photo: Instagram).

The design, part of the Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2025 collection , includes a silver corset and a flowing brown skirt with a 3D honeycomb pattern - a signature of Van Herpen's creations. The dress represents the spirit of connection - the conflict between humans, nature and technology.

To match the metallic details, Michelle Yeoh paired a long necklace with layered silver balls. Her short, honey-blonde hair gives the actress a youthful and individual look.

Fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar commented that the outfit and hairstyle make Michelle Yeoh look younger than her real age.

Michelle Yeoh's high-end dress was compared to "beef book" by Asian netizens (Photo: Sohu).

Vogue described: “Tử Quỳnh as a work of art in the sculpture of Iris Van Herpen”. Many Western audiences gave compliments such as “gorgeous”, “perfect”, “impressive” for the actress’s appearance.

However, the reaction of netizens in Asia was quite different. Many people thought that the skirt design was confusing, the skirt part looked like “cow book”.

Some comments said the design exposed the actress’s thin chest, making her look older. Many others said that despite her toned arms, the star’s overall figure was too thin and more suited to modest outfits.

Michelle Yeoh's secret to keeping in shape

Before becoming an action star, Michelle Yeoh was passionate about sports from a young age, loved running, swimming and especially dancing. In an interview with The Washington Post in 2024, she said ballet was her “first love”, giving her discipline and a lifelong foundation of physical strength.

In addition to exercising regularly, the 63-year-old star maintains a strict diet and pays special attention to skin care. The actress revealed that her mother, now 83, is her inspiration: "My first memory of skin care is watching my mother do it every morning and night."

Michelle Yeoh still maintains a toned figure at the age of 63 thanks to a disciplined lifestyle and knowing how to take care of her appearance (Photo: Vogue).

Michelle Yeoh maintains a daily routine of using sheet masks, eye patches and sunscreen. She emphasizes that drinking enough water is the most important secret to beautiful skin and a perfect makeup base.

Pride of Asian cinema

Born in 1962 in Malaysia to a family of Chinese descent, Michelle Yeoh dreamed of becoming a ballet dancer but had to give up after suffering a spinal injury. In 1983, she was crowned Miss Malaysia and turned to acting.

Since 1985, Michelle Yeoh has developed her career in Hong Kong (China), choosing a rare path, which is to become an action actress. She is famous for roles that require martial arts techniques and performing many of her own stunts.

Michelle Yeoh is considered the pride of Asian cinema (Photo: Getty Images).

After becoming famous in Asia, she entered Hollywood with many big projects such as: Tomorrow Never Dies, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Qin King, Crazy Rich Asians, Shang-Chi. Time magazine once honored her as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, Icon of the Year in 2022.

In 2023, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Everything Everywhere All at Once , becoming the first Asian actress to win in this category. In the same year, Michelle Yeoh won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.

This year, Tzu Chinh returned to the film set with the project Wicked: For Good and voiced the main character in the animated project Ne Zha 2 , appeared in the blockbuster projects The Surgeon and Star Trek: Section 31.

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